#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Find and test working applications for PyWinAuto
"""
import time
import pywinauto
from pywinauto import Application, Desktop
import os
def find_existing_apps():
"""Find existing applications that we can connect to"""
print("=== Finding Existing Applications ===")
try:
desktop = Desktop(backend="win32")
windows = desktop.windows()
# Look for applications that are already running that we could test with
interesting_apps = {}
for window in windows:
try:
title = window.window_text()
class_name = window.class_name()
pid = window.process_id()
# Look for interesting application windows
if title.strip() and any(keyword in title.lower() for keyword in
['explorer', 'chrome', 'firefox', 'code', 'browser', 'edge', 'notepad']):
if class_name not in interesting_apps:
interesting_apps[class_name] = []
interesting_apps[class_name].append({
'title': title,
'pid': pid,
'window': window
})
except Exception as e:
continue
print("Found interesting applications:")
for class_name, windows_list in interesting_apps.items():
print(f"\n{class_name}:")
for window_info in windows_list[:3]: # Show first 3 of each type
print(f" - '{window_info['title']}' (PID: {window_info['pid']})")
return interesting_apps
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error finding apps: {e}")
return {}
def test_existing_app(window_info):
"""Test interacting with an existing application"""
print(f"\n=== Testing Existing App: {window_info['title']} ===")
try:
window = window_info['window']
pid = window_info['pid']
print(f"1. Connecting to PID {pid}...")
app = Application(backend="win32").connect(process=pid)
print("2. Getting application windows...")
app_windows = app.windows()
print(f"Found {len(app_windows)} windows in application")
for i, win in enumerate(app_windows):
try:
print(f" Window {i}: '{win.window_text()}' [{win.class_name()}]")
except Exception as e:
print(f" Window {i}: Error - {e}")
print("3. Getting window hierarchy...")
try:
window.print_control_identifiers()
print("✓ Successfully got control identifiers!")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to get identifiers: {e}")
return True
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to test existing app: {e}")
return False
def test_simple_connection():
"""Test connecting to a very basic application"""
print("\n=== Testing Simple File Explorer Connection ===")
try:
# Open file explorer
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen(["explorer.exe"])
time.sleep(2)
# Find file explorer windows
desktop = Desktop(backend="win32")
explorer_windows = [w for w in desktop.windows() if w.class_name() == "CabinetWClass"]
if explorer_windows:
window = explorer_windows[0]
pid = window.process_id()
print(f"Found File Explorer window: '{window.window_text()}' (PID: {pid})")
# Connect to it
app = Application(backend="win32").connect(process=pid)
print(f"Connected to File Explorer process")
app_windows = app.windows()
print(f"Application has {len(app_windows)} windows")
if app_windows:
main_window = app_windows[0]
print(f"Main window: '{main_window.window_text()}'")
# Try to interact
try:
main_window.set_focus()
print("✓ Successfully set focus!")
return True
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to set focus: {e}")
else:
print("No File Explorer windows found")
except Exception as e:
print(f"File Explorer test failed: {e}")
return False
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Find existing applications
apps = find_existing_apps()
# Test with an existing application if available
if apps:
for class_name, windows_list in apps.items():
if windows_list:
success = test_existing_app(windows_list[0])
if success:
break
# Test simple connection
test_simple_connection()
