pywinauto examples

example_001.py

from pywinauto import Desktop, Application

Application().start('explorer.exe "C:\\Program Files"')

# connect to another process spawned by explorer.exe
app = Application(backend="uia").connect(path="explorer.exe", title="Program Files")

app.ProgramFiles.set_focus()
common_files = app.ProgramFiles.ItemsView.get_item('Common Files')
common_files.right_click_input()
app.ContextMenu.Properties.invoke()

# this dialog is open in another process (Desktop object doesn't rely on any process id)
Properties = Desktop(backend='uia').Common_Files_Properties
Properties.print_control_identifiers()
Properties.Cancel.click()
Properties.wait_not('visible') # make sure the dialog is closed

# origin of example: https://github.com/pywinauto/pywinauto/blob/master/README.md