Not able to open notepad using autoit with python

Question

I want to open notepad and perform some task, but its not opening. i tried this code

import win32com.client
autoit = win32com.client.Dispatch("AutoItX3.Control")
autoit.Run("notepad.exe")

notepad doesn't open but these work fine

autoit.Run("calc.exe")
autoit.Run("explorer.exe")
autoit.Run("regedit")

NorthCat · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-01 21:43:26Z

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Try to do something like this:

Open a command prompt window (cmd) as an administrator
Go to AutoItX directory (default on Windows 7 : cd C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\AutoItX\)
Type these two commands :
regsvr32.exe AutoItX3.dll
regsvr32.exe AutoItX3_x64.dll

Then, try so:

import win32com.client
autoit = win32com.client.Dispatch("AutoItX3.Control")

#Run(program, workingdir, show_flag)
autoit.Run("notepad.exe",'',5)

Description of the parameters for the function Run you can find here. Integer values for parameter show_flag you can find here (5 corresponds SW_SHOW)

answered May 1, 2014 at 21:43

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Kneerudge Over a year ago

thanks, this " autoit.Run("notepad.exe",'',5) " helped, i had already registered AutoItX3.dll and AutoItX3_x64.dll

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