[Tutor] Developing Macro: Is it possible in Python?

[Emile van Sebille]

Federo wrote:
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> Above actions can be easily performed using Macro Scheduler. I am looking for 
> possibility to do the same with Python?

Hi Federo,

I regularly combine Macro Scheduler with python by having my python code 
write mSched scripts.  I find the combination of the two particularly 
adept at controlling legacy windows apps on current windows platforms.

The main function accepts a command list and name, writes a .scp msched 
script file and invokes the mSched command with os.system.

When I first considered how to approach this in about 2002, I looked at 
Mark Hammonds extensions and tried that, but it seemed to me at the time 
that the older apps simply didn't play nice and I fought harder to 
implement a pure python solution than the problem deserved.

Now, it's easy to review the python created msched scripts and 'follow 
along' to catch the odd bug.  mSched's capabilities have grown over that 
time as well and added some commands that make timing issues more 
predictable.  Although, I admit I'm never actually in the mSched 
environment so I may well be doing things with python that are entirely 
doable in mSched.  But, with python as glue I can control and coordinate 
as many disparate environments as the solution requires and it's mostly 
quick and easy.

Emile