- 1 year ago
Python get the list of process with publisher name
To get the list of processes along with their publisher names in Python on Windows, you can use the psutil
library to retrieve process information and the wmi
(Windows Management Instrumentation) module to access additional details such as the process's publisher name.
First, make sure you have the required libraries installed:
bashpip install psutil wmi
Then, you can use the following Python code to get the list of processes along with their publisher names:
pythonimport psutil
import wmi
def get_publisher_name(process_name):
try:
wmi_obj = wmi.WMI()
for p in wmi_obj.Win32_Process(Name=process_name):
return p.Manufacturer
except wmi.x_wmi as e:
print(f"Error retrieving publisher name: {e}")
return "Unknown"
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Get the list of all running processes
process_list = psutil.process_iter(['pid', 'name'])
for process in process_list:
pid = process.info['pid']
name = process.info['name']
publisher = get_publisher_name(name)
print(f"PID: {pid}, Name: {name}, Publisher: {publisher}")
In this code, we use psutil.process_iter()
to get the list of all running processes with their PIDs and names. For each process, we use the wmi
module to query the Windows Management Instrumentation for additional details about the process, specifically the "Manufacturer" property, which represents the publisher name.
Please note that retrieving the publisher name using WMI may not always be reliable, as not all processes provide this information. In some cases, the publisher name may be missing or shown as "Unknown" for certain processes.
Also, keep in mind that accessing the Windows Management Instrumentation requires administrator privileges. So, make sure to run your Python script with administrative privileges to retrieve all process information successfully.