gistfile1.py

from flask import Flask, request, redirect, url_for, \
     abort, render_template, flash
import subprocess, time
import win32con, win32gui, win32process
import os
from SendKeys import SendKeys

DEBUG = True
SECRET_KEY = 'blaahhasdasdasd'

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config.from_object(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def home():
    return render_template('home.html')

@app.route("/start/notepad")
def start_notepad():
    os.startfile('notepad.exe')
    return start_message('notepad.exe')

@app.route("/start/xbmc")
def start_xbmc():
    xbmc = subprocess.Popen ([r'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\XBMC\\XBMC.exe'])
    time.sleep(3.0)
    for hwnd in get_hwnds_for_pid(xbmc.pid):
        print hwnd, "=>", win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd)
        win32gui.ShowWindow(hwnd, win32con.SW_SHOW)
        win32gui.SendMessage(hwnd, win32con.WM_ACTIVATE)
#        win32gui.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd)
    return start_message('XBMC')

def start_message(command):
    flash("Starting %s" % command)
    return redirect(url_for('home'))


def get_hwnds_for_pid(pid):
  def callback(hwnd, hwnds):
    if win32gui.IsWindowVisible(hwnd) and win32gui.IsWindowEnabled(hwnd):
      _, found_pid = win32process.GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd)
      if found_pid == pid:
        hwnds.append(hwnd)
    return True
    
  hwnds = []
  win32gui.EnumWindows (callback, hwnds)
  return hwnds

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()