Switching to a specific application window using python

Switching to a specific application window using python, Various sources and custom edits.

import win32gui
toplist = []
winlist = []

def enum_callback(hwnd, results):
    winlist.append((hwnd, win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd)))

win32gui.EnumWindows(enum_callback, toplist)
browser = [(hwnd, title) for hwnd, title in winlist if 'chrome' in title.lower()]

# just grab the first window that matches
browser = browser[0]

# use the window handle to set focus
win32gui.SetForegroundWindow(browser[0])

#to minimize
import win32con
win32gui.ShowWindow(browser[0], win32con.SW_MINIMIZE)



Using a PID

#run in main application (houdini in my case)
import os
os.environ.update({"HOUDINIPID":str(os.getpid())})

#launch external tool through any method you wish
#Use code below to switch back to your main app etc
import win32con
import win32gui
import win32process

def get_hwnds_for_pid (pid):
  def callback (hwnd, hwnds):
    if win32gui.IsWindowVisible (hwnd) and win32gui.IsWindowEnabled(hwnd):
      _, found_pid = win32process.GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd)
      if found_pid == pid:
        hwnds.append (hwnd)
    return True
  hwnds = []
  win32gui.EnumWindows (callback, hwnds)
  return hwnds

for i in get_hwnds_for_pid(int(os.getenv("HOUDINIPID"))):
 win32gui.SetForegroundWindow(i)