How Would You Change Windows Wallpaper Using Python & Hardware Detection?

To change the Windows wallpaper using Python and hardware detection, you can utilize the ctypes module to interact with the Windows API and the platform module to detect the hardware information. Here's an example:

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import ctypes

import platform



def change_wallpaper(image_path):

    # Determine the Windows version

    windows_version = platform.release()



    # Choose the appropriate Windows API function based on the version

    if windows_version == '10':

        ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoW(0x0014, 0, image_path, 0x01 | 0x02)

    else:

        ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoA(0x0014, 0, image_path, 0x01 | 0x02)



# Example usage

wallpaper_path = "C:\\path\\to\\wallpaper.jpg"

change_wallpaper(wallpaper_path)

In this example, the change_wallpaper function is defined to change the Windows wallpaper. It takes an image_path parameter specifying the path to the image file.

The function uses the platform.release() method from the platform module to determine the Windows version. Based on the version, it calls the appropriate Windows API function: SystemParametersInfoW for Windows 10 or SystemParametersInfoA for earlier versions.

The SystemParametersInfo function from the user32 DLL is used to set the wallpaper. The 0x0014 parameter represents the SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER action, 0 represents the wallpaper change flags, image_path is the path to the image file, and 0x01 | 0x02 combines the SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE and SPIF_SENDCHANGE flags.

Replace the wallpaper_path variable in the example usage with the path to the desired image file for the wallpaper.

Please note that the actual API function names and parameter types may vary depending on your Python version and Windows architecture. Make sure to adapt the code accordingly if necessary.