{"id":8799,"date":"2024-03-14T08:40:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-current-window-handle-in-python\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T09:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T09:46:48","slug":"how-to-get-the-current-window-handle-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-current-window-handle-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Current Window Handle in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Python, you can use the win32gui module to fetch the handle of the current window. Below is an example code:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> win32gui\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">def<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">get_current_window_handle<\/span>():\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">return<\/span> win32gui.GetForegroundWindow()\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># \u83b7\u53d6\u5f53\u524d\u7a97\u53e3\u53e5\u67c4<\/span>\r\ncurrent_window_handle = get_current_window_handle()\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">print<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"\u5f53\u524d\u7a97\u53e3\u53e5\u67c4:\"<\/span>, current_window_handle)\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, the get_current_window_handle() function is used to retrieve the handle of the current foreground window, and then print it out. You can use this handle for other operations in your program as needed. 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