On May 13, 10:36 am, "Dan Upton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Jimmy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, i know it may be a little non-python thing, however, I can think > > of no place better to post this question :) > > > can anyone tell me, in python, how to obtain some information of a > > running program? > > paticularly, if i am playing some music in audacious or other media > > player, how can i get the the name and some other info of current > > playing song? It seems that audicious doesn't output on run-time > > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > In most cases, you'll probably need some sort of API, either in the > program itself or through some sort of plugin, that lets external > programs query it. For instance, there are some plugins to WinAmp > that allow external programs (like Last.FM or Mog-O-Matic) to see what > track is currently playing. You may also be able to do something like > get the window title (again, WinAmp's title bar usually includes the > artist and title) and parse it out. I don't really know that there's > anything specific to Python for accessing these though, and it may > vary depending on media player. > > Just my two cents... > > -dan
thanks! In linux, I am always obfuscated by sort of APIs. Like how to get title information of a running program? where am I supposed to find these APIs -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
