is it possible to un-minimize a minimized window using python on windows 10? (I'm using python 3.8)
I would add more detail but that's really all I need to say.
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1Microsoft Windows?Heitor Chang– Heitor Chang2020-05-29 18:34:03 +00:00Commented May 29, 2020 at 18:34
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@Heitor Chang yeahripjuce– ripjuce2020-05-29 18:35:52 +00:00Commented May 29, 2020 at 18:35
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I'm investigating, a promising lead is pywin32 and win32gui, unfortunately these do not run on Python 3.7 or 3.8. Is downgrading your Python (or using a virtualenv) a possibility? if everything fails you should look at AutoItHeitor Chang– Heitor Chang2020-05-29 18:43:39 +00:00Commented May 29, 2020 at 18:43
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A minimized window belonging to your application (in which case the GUI toolkit you're using will almost certainly be relevant), or belonging to another application?jasonharper– jasonharper2020-05-29 18:45:18 +00:00Commented May 29, 2020 at 18:45
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@Heitor Chang yeah, i can downgrade a bitripjuce– ripjuce2020-05-29 18:46:59 +00:00Commented May 29, 2020 at 18:46
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I combined information from multiple sources and got this to work (Miniconda Python 3.6, Windows 10)
import win32gui
import win32con
def windowEnumHandler(hwnd, top_windows):
top_windows.append((hwnd, win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd)))
def bringToFront(window_name):
top_windows = []
win32gui.EnumWindows(windowEnumHandler, top_windows)
for i in top_windows:
# print(i[1])
if window_name.lower() in i[1].lower():
# print("found", window_name)
win32gui.ShowWindow(i[0], win32con.SW_SHOWNORMAL)
win32gui.SetForegroundWindow(i[0])
break
# Test with notepad
if __name__ == "__main__":
winname = "notepad"
bringToFront(winname)
The Handler is not optimal; it spits out various processes that are not the windows in the taskbar. However, as long as your window_name is specific I don't think you'll run into problems. If you remove the break, all matches will be "opened".
Sources: Mouse and Python Blog
