python setting console fullscreen(or maximum window size) using win32api

Question

so I'm trying to resize the console window to the maximum size on startup.

I tried using the win32api as follows:

import win32api

console_handle = win32api.GetStdHandle(win32api.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
win32api.SetConsoleDisplayMode(console_handle, CONSOLE_FULLSCREEN_MODE)

But it says that win32api doesn't have a SetConsoleDisplayMode function.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 24 '18 at 14:18

I modified the code from this link to achieve it: How do I get monitor resolution in Python?

This is my code below which looks at the maximum size of the screen and fills the screen if its bigger than a predetermine size (1366 x 768). The screen resolution size 1366 x 768 is the smallest I can display my program.

from win32api import GetSystemMetrics

print("Width =", GetSystemMetrics(0))
print("Height =", GetSystemMetrics(1))

if GetSystemMetrics(0) >= 1366 and GetSystemMetrics(1) >= 768:
    Window.size = (GetSystemMetrics(0), GetSystemMetrics(1))
    Window.fullscreen = True
else: 
    Window.size = (1366, 768)

This worked on a 'windows' system for me. You'll have to test for other systems.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '17 at 14:59

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There's a windows command to change the size of the console:

import os
os.system("mode con cols=50 lines=20")

cols is the width, lines is the height

answered Jul 12 '17 at 14:59

Ethan Brews

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thank you! Helped a lot. But another thing is how can I position the console so it doesn't stick out, because this way the console is as large as I need but right and bottom sides are sticking out of the screen, any idea how to fix it? – Jakub Fertáľ Jul 12 '17 at 15:13

Maurice Meyer · Answer 3 · 2017-07-12T16:02:13.093

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Use win32console instead of win32api:

import win32console
h = win32console.GetStdHandle(win32console.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
h.SetConsoleDisplayMode(win32console.CONSOLE_FULLSCREEN_MODE, win32console.PyCOORDType(0,0))

edited Jul 12 '17 at 16:02

answered Jul 12 '17 at 15:31

Maurice Meyer

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it says the handle is invalid :/ – Jakub Fertáľ Jul 12 '17 at 15:59
I know I noticed it and changed, still the same error – Jakub Fertáľ Jul 12 '17 at 16:19

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