How to get battery percentage with python?

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Black Thunder picture Black Thunder · Aug 11, 2017 · Viewed 13.8k times · Source

How to get battery percentage with python?
Maybe some win32api functions may help.

Answer

whackamadoodle3000 picture whackamadoodle3000 · Aug 11, 2017

Try this:

import psutil
battery = psutil.sensors_battery()
plugged = battery.power_plugged
percent = str(battery.percent)
plugged = "Plugged In" if plugged else "Not Plugged In"
print(percent+'% | '+plugged)

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