- 1 year ago
Determine how many windows are open from particular windows application?
To determine how many windows are open from a particular Windows application, you can use the pygetwindow
library in Python. This library allows you to interact with windows, including listing all open windows from a specific application.
Here's a step-by-step guide to achieve this:
Install
pygetwindow
:First, you need to install the
pygetwindow
library. You can do this using pip:bashpip install pygetwindow
Python Script:
Create a Python script to list all open windows from a particular application. In this example, we'll use Notepad as the application.
pythonimport pygetwindow as gw
def count_windows_for_application(application_name):
windows = gw.getWindowsWithTitle(application_name)
return len(windows)
if __name__ == "__main__":
application_name = "Notepad" # Replace with the name of the target application
window_count = count_windows_for_application(application_name)
print(f"Number of open windows for {application_name}: {window_count}")
Replace
"Notepad"
with the name of the application you want to check. You can find the application name by inspecting the title bar of the window or by using tools like Spy++.Run the Script:
Save the Python script and run it using the Python interpreter:
bashpython script_name.py
The script will count the number of open windows for the specified application and print the result.
Keep in mind that this method relies on the window title to identify the application. If the application has multiple windows with different titles, you may need to adjust the script accordingly to accurately count the windows of interest. Additionally, if the application is running with elevated privileges (e.g., as an administrator), you may encounter issues accessing its windows from a regular user context.