Checking processes running under Windows

[Shane Geiger]

One way: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/303339


Another way:  wmi

# List all running processes
# http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi_cookbook.html#running_processes


import wmi
c = wmi.WMI ()
for process in c.Win32_Process ():
  print process.ProcessId, process.Name


# List all running notepad processes

import wmi
c = wmi.WMI ()
for process in c.Win32_Process (name="notepad.exe"):
  print process.ProcessId, process.Name


# Create and then destroy a new notepad process

import wmi
c = wmi.WMI ()
process_id, return_value = c.Win32_Process.Create
(CommandLine="notepad.exe")
for process in c.Win32_Process (ProcessId=process_id):
  print process.ProcessId, process.Name

result = process.Terminate ()






João Rodrigues wrote:
> Hello all! I'm trying to write a script that needs to check which
> processes are running under Windows (XP Pro, Home, whatever). The
> method I'm using is:
>
> >>> process_list = os.popen('TASKLIST').read()
>
> However, XP Home doesn't have the tasklist.exe tool so, this is kind
> of useless in that OS. Do you have any other methods I can use for this?
>
> Thanks!


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