How do I open a minimized window using python?

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is it possible to un-minimize a minimized window using python on windows 10? (I'm using python 3.8)

I would add more detail but that's really all I need to say.

I'm investigating, a promising lead is pywin32 and win32gui, unfortunately these do not run on Python 3.7 or 3.8. Is downgrading your Python (or using a virtualenv) a possibility? if everything fails you should look at AutoIt — Heitor Chang, May 29 '20 at 18:43
A minimized window *belonging to your application* (in which case the GUI toolkit you're using will almost certainly be relevant), or belonging to another application? — jasonharper, May 29 '20 at 18:45

Heitor Chang · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-29T19:14:17.203

I combined information from multiple sources and got this to work (Miniconda Python 3.6, Windows 10)

import win32gui
import win32con

def windowEnumHandler(hwnd, top_windows):
    top_windows.append((hwnd, win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd)))

def bringToFront(window_name):
    top_windows = []
    win32gui.EnumWindows(windowEnumHandler, top_windows)
    for i in top_windows:
        # print(i[1])
        if window_name.lower() in i[1].lower():
            # print("found", window_name)
            win32gui.ShowWindow(i[0], win32con.SW_SHOWNORMAL)
            win32gui.SetForegroundWindow(i[0])
            break

# Test with notepad
if __name__ == "__main__":
    winname = "notepad"
    bringToFront(winname)

The Handler is not optimal; it spits out various processes that are not the windows in the taskbar. However, as long as your window_name is specific I don't think you'll run into problems. If you remove the break, all matches will be "opened".

Sources: Mouse and Python Blog

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