I created a Python script that opens a certain software on my PC (the MetaTrader 5 software to be specific), does some processing, saves a file to disk, and closes the software. To have the script running in the background (in hidden / headless / background mode), I was advised to convert the script to a Windows task, since my initial approach using subprocess.Popen() and the STARTUPINFO instance seems to fail for any complex application (see John Hennig's comment under his reply here). Therefore, I created a .bat file and connected it with my new Windows task. Now I hit a roadblock though, since Windows tasks are typically set up with triggering time/frequency to be run automatically. In my case, however, I want the trigger to be an external Python script. Is this possible? If not, is there any other way to have applications run without their windows flashing up on screen?
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This is a prime example of the [XY Problem](https://xyproblem.info). – IInspectable May 19 '21 at 05:49
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9705982/pythonw-exe-or-python-exe – viilpe May 20 '21 at 08:02