[python-win32] Hidden CLI

[Jens B. Jorgensen]

Lewis Franklin wrote:

>Jens,
>
>I like your idea (I'm modifying code that someone else wrote and they
>apparantly liked curl). However, I was wondering if that works with a
>secure connection. I'm actually accessing https://www.example.com. I
>should have put that earlier, but missed the 's'. The information in
>the module reference was cryptic to me.
>  
>
I like curl too! But it certainly is nice not to get extra weird windows 
popping up eh? Yes, it should work just fine for a secure connection. I 
just tried that on my python installation and it worked like a charm.

>My apologies to the win32 thread as well, since most of this
>discussion has in actuality had little to do with Windows API.
>  
>
True, but this one was an easy one.

>Lewis
>
>
>On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:08:28 -0500, Jens B. Jorgensen
><jens.jorgensen at tallan.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>I have heard it said that it's possible to get a console window to run
>>minimized. I haven't tried it myself but this is probably your best bet.
>>To my knowledge I have not heard of a way to get it not to show up at all.
>>
>>However, noticing that all your doing is running curl instead I'm
>>wondering why you're bothering to run curl at all? Can you not do the
>>same with:
>>
>>import urllib
>>
>>f = open('setup.bat', 'wt')
>>httpf = urllib.urlopen('http://www.example.org?a=user^&b=pass')
>>f.write(httpf.read())
>>
>>That'd be less overhead than spawning an external program anyway!
>>
>>
>>
>>Lewis Franklin wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>My question is probably simple to those who have been programming in
>>>Windows for some time, but I am having a difficult time with a
>>>'simple' problem.
>>>
>>>I have written a program that consists simply of three buttons (using
>>>wxPython). Clicking one of those buttons triggers an event where curl
>>>is executed and the information returned is stored into a file. The
>>>command is simply:
>>>
>>>curl http://www.example.org?a=user^&b=pass -o setup.bat
>>>
>>>I can run this command without any problem. However, the 'problem'
>>>that arises is that while curl is being run a Command Prompt appears.
>>>Since this app is for techno-phobes and can only imagine how much
>>>several windows opening and closing on their own would freak them out,
>>>I am trying to keep the user from seeing this window. I was wondering
>>>if there was a way to run the command without having it open a Command
>>>Prompt.
>>>
>>>I hope that I have been clear enough in stating my question and
>>>situation. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer.
>>>Being new to Python on Windows I need help with what may seem a small
>>>task to others.
>>>
>>>Lewis
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>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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>>Jens B. Jorgensen
>>jens.jorgensen at tallan.com
>>
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