I need to get a handle to a Window and then move it to my secondary monitor. Is this doable with python 2.6, preferably using the standard libraries.
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I need to get a handle to a Window and then move it to my secondary monitor. Is this doable with python 2.6, preferably using the standard libraries.
Use the pywin32 module to access the native Win32 API. The functions you’ll need to use are:
EnumWindowsto enumerate all of the top-level windows in the system; search for the one you want and save off the window handleEnumDisplayMonitorsto enumerate all of the monitors in the systemGetMonitorInfoto get the virtual display coordinates of a monitor and to determine whether or not each monitor is the primary monitorMoveWindowto move the window to the desired virtual display coordinates, using the window handle you found earlier