[python-win32] registering for power events
Tim Golden
mail at timgolden.me.uk
Tue Dec 15 19:41:38 CET 2009
Ross Boylan wrote:
> I would like my application to get notice when the system sleeps,
> hibernates, or wakes up.
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa373196(VS.85).aspx
> points me to RegisterPowerSettingNotification, but I do not see this in
> the latest docs from ActiveState. MSDN only seems to provide a C++
> interface; I don't see any COM interface.
>
> I think this is new in Vista. Is there a way to do this from Python?
FWIW you can do this on XP via WMI:
http://timgolden.me.uk/python/wmi/cookbook.html#monitor-multiple-machines-for-power-events
TJG
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