> > Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:24:22 +0100 > From: Tim Golden <m...@timgolden.me.uk> > On 04/07/2012 06:01, prashant padaganur wrote: > > On 03/07/2012 12:23, prashant padaganur wrote: > >>>/ > > />>/ I want to write an application that puts the system in to different > > />>/ sleep states. Like S0,S1...S4. > > />>/ > > />>/ Before changing from one state to another I want to know the > > />>/ current/previous sleep state. > > />>/ > > />>/ For Ex: If the current state is S0 then I want to put it to S1. Or > if > > />>/ the previous state was S3 then I want to put the system to S4. > > />>/ > > />>/ I want to know how can I get this state info from python using Win32 > > />>/ apis. The related struct I found on MSDN is SYSTEM_POWER_STATE > > />>/ > > />>/ > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa373227(v=vs.85).aspx > > /> > >>Chances are that WMI can do it: try Googling for "WMI power management" > >>or something similar > >> > >>TJG > > > > No luck so far. If anyone has done something similar please share your > thoughts. > > > Well I haven't, but I Googled for "WMi power management", found this as > the 3rd hit: > > http://www.vbsedit.com/scripts/desktop/info/scr_233.asp > > > which led me to look at this page in MSDN: > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394102%28v=vs.85%29.aspx > > > and the PowerState attribute: > > > """ > PowerState > > Data type: uint16 > Access type: Read-only > > Current power state of a computer and its associated operating > system. The power saving states have the following values: Value 4 > (Unknown) indicates that the system is known to be in a power save mode, > but its exact status in this mode is unknown; 2 (Low Power Mode) > indicates that the system is in a power save state, but still > functioning and may exhibit degraded performance; 3 (Standby) indicates > that the system is not functioning, but could be brought to full power > quickly; and 7 (Warning) indicates that the computer system is in a > warning state and a power save mode. This property is inherited from > CIM_UnitaryComputerSystem. > > Value Meaning > > 0 (0x0) > Unknown > > 1 (0x1) > Full Power > > 2 (0x2) > Power Save - Low Power Mode > > 3 (0x3) > Power Save - Standby > > 4 (0x4) > Power Save - Unknown > > 5 (0x5) > Power Cycle > > 6 (0x6) > Power Off > > 7 (0x7) > Power Save - Warning > """ > > which looks to me very similar to the SYSTEM_POWER_STATE struct you > referenced from MSDN. Can you say whether this is what you're looking for? > > <code> > import wmi > > c = wmi.WMI() > for sys in c.Win32_ComputerSystem(): > print sys.PowerState > > </code> > > TJG > ------------------------------ >
Tim this might be something similar, but what I am looking for is sleep state. I want the exact api which exposes/returns the SYSTEM_POWER_STATE enum either thru win32ap or wmi. Thank for the help.
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