Obtain Active window using Python

python active-window
Vinod K picture Vinod K · Apr 22, 2012 · Viewed 71.5k times · Source

I would like to get the active window on the screen using python.

For example, the management interface of the router where you enter the username and password as admin

That admin interface is what I want to capture using python to automate the entry of username and password.

What imports would I require in order to do this?

Answer

William Saunders picture William Saunders · Jun 21, 2012

On windows, you can use the python for windows extensions (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/):

from win32gui import GetWindowText, GetForegroundWindow
print GetWindowText(GetForegroundWindow())

Below code is for python 3:

from win32gui import GetWindowText, GetForegroundWindow
print(GetWindowText(GetForegroundWindow()))

(Found this on http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/programmer/active-window-logger/)

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