hello,
I wonder if there's a fast way to test if a process is running.
these are my experiences till so far:
1. win32pdh, not usefull, because it shows ths status of some ancient history
2. wmi, VERY SLOW: 1500 .. 2000 msec
import wmi
w = wmi.WMI()
processes = w.instances('Win32_Process')
instances = []
for process in processes :
if process.Name.lower() == name :
return process.ProcessId
3. Autoit, very fast: 10..20 msec
autoit = win32com.client.Dispatch ( "AutoItX3.Control" )
print autoit.ProcessExists ( process )
Are the better (faster) ways, without the use of AutoIt ?
Now this raises another question (please forgive my ignorance):
Why not use AutoIt always, instead of all the win32 libraries ?
AFAIK, the advantages of AutoIt:
- seems to be very fast
- is very well documented
- can be tested in a AutoIt friendly editor (Scite)
AFAIK the disadvantages:
- when distributing, you must add an extra file
thanks,
Stef Mientki
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