One way: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/303339
Another way: wmi # List all running processes # http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi_cookbook.html#running_processes import wmi c = wmi.WMI () for process in c.Win32_Process (): print process.ProcessId, process.Name # List all running notepad processes import wmi c = wmi.WMI () for process in c.Win32_Process (name="notepad.exe"): print process.ProcessId, process.Name # Create and then destroy a new notepad process import wmi c = wmi.WMI () process_id, return_value = c.Win32_Process.Create (CommandLine="notepad.exe") for process in c.Win32_Process (ProcessId=process_id): print process.ProcessId, process.Name result = process.Terminate () João Rodrigues wrote: > Hello all! I'm trying to write a script that needs to check which > processes are running under Windows (XP Pro, Home, whatever). The > method I'm using is: > > >>> process_list = os.popen('TASKLIST').read() > > However, XP Home doesn't have the tasklist.exe tool so, this is kind > of useless in that OS. Do you have any other methods I can use for this? > > Thanks! -- Shane Geiger IT Director National Council on Economic Education [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 402-438-8958 | http://www.ncee.net Leading the Campaign for Economic and Financial Literacy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list