How to minimize a specific window in Python
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Well - the error in this code is that at the time you run win32gui.GetForegroundWindow()
, there is no MS Word Window, and the current foreground window is probably the Python shell.
Try :
time.sleep(2)
Minimize = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow()
win32gui.ShowWindow(Minimize, win32con.SW_MINIMIZE)
I think it would be better if you used some other function to select the right window - not depending on timeout. Not sure, but FindWindow looks like what you need.
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Anthony Alphabet
Updated on June 06, 2022Comments
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Anthony Alphabet almost 2 years
Hello I am new to Python and do not know how to minimize a specific window in this case Microsoft Word 2010 all I can minimize is the Python Shell. Here is my code just in case you need it.
import win32gui, win32con import os import math import time M=6 Minimize = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow() print("Program Started on "+time.ctime()) while M >0: time.sleep(1) print(M," more seconds until Word is opened") M -=1 time.sleep(1) os.startfile("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\MicrosoftOffice\Microsoft Word 2010") print("Microsoft Word 2010 opened "+time.ctime()) time.sleep(2) win32gui.ShowWindow(Minimize, win32con.SW_MINIMIZE)