Check a windows service

[Chris Mellon]

On 16 Jan 2007 09:09:34 -0800, Tim Golden <tjgolden at gmail.com> wrote:
> awel wrote:
>
> > I'm new in python and I would like to know if it's possible to check if
> > a specific windows service is present and if it's possible how can I
> > do?
>
> This is one way:
>
> http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi_cookbook.html#automatic_services
>
> You'd have to change that example slightly, but I
> hope the principal is clear enough. If not, ask again.
>
> TJG
>

Here's some code cut & pasted from the demos included in the win32 module:

import win32service
import win32con


def EnumServices():
    resume = 0
    accessSCM = win32con.GENERIC_READ
    accessSrv = win32service.SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS

    #Open Service Control Manager
    hscm = win32service.OpenSCManager(None, None, accessSCM)

    #Enumerate Service Control Manager DB

    typeFilter = win32service.SERVICE_WIN32
    stateFilter = win32service.SERVICE_STATE_ALL

    statuses = win32service.EnumServicesStatus(hscm, typeFilter, stateFilter)
    for (short_name, desc, status) in statuses:
        print short_name, desc, status