[python-win32] Re: How to determine whether program running as service?

Thomas Heller theller at python.net
Thu Sep 9 19:40:40 CEST 2004


David Rushby <davidrushby at yahoo.com> writes:

>> > What's the canonical way to programmatically determine whether a
>> > pywin32-based Python program is running as a Windows service or as
>> > a regular process?
>> 
>> I don't see one :(  I would be happy to add one  - eg,
>> sys.serviceexecutable being set to the host executable when 
>> launched as a service.

Is it possible to determine that a process is launched as service?  I
don't think there is one, at least I didn't find one.

Thomas



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