Python pyautogui window handle

python windows pyautogui
kronosjt picture kronosjt · May 4, 2017 · Viewed 28.8k times · Source

Using pyautogui is there a way to get a handle to a window so that I can ensure that a click is performed on that window only? In other words, if my window isn't in focus, then the click does not occur. Additionally, if my window isn't in focus then I bring it into focus and then perform the actions.

The way to identify a window could be an ID, window title etc similar to this https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinGet.htm

Is there any other Python module that supports this kind of functionality?

Answer

Claudio picture Claudio · May 4, 2017

Is there any other Python module that supports this kind of functionality?

https://github.com/pywinauto/pywinauto

https://pywinauto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#some-similar-tools-for-comparison

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