[python-win32] Using WMI to listen to window creation and destruction

[Ram Rachum]

"Are you really looking to monitor the creation of new top-level windows,
which means the creation of new processes?"

Does that apply to explorer windows? (i.e. when you open a new folder.)
Because that's what I'd like to listen to.

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:45 PM, Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> wrote:

> Ram Rachum wrote:
> >
> > I'd like to use the `wmi` module to be notified on the events of a
> > window being created or destroyed. Is this possible? I looked at the
> > tutorial and cookbook and could find many interesting things, but not
> > that.
>
> I don't think WMI provide information about windows, although admittedly
> I've underestimated WMI in the past.  If you have evidence to the
> contrary, please correct me.
>
> However, I'm pretty sure what you said is not really what you meant.
> Remember that every control, every button, every textbox, every icon --
> really, every visible thing is a separate window.  You'd get thousands
> of hits.  Are you really looking to monitor the creation of new
> top-level windows, which means the creation of new processes?  Because
> WMI DOES provide information about processes.
>
> If you do want to find out about windows, you'd need to use a Windows hook.
>
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