Send the active program an alt-f4. I do this through shell.send keys. Hope this was of help.
KB wrote: > Hi, > > I want to write a Python script that controls and automates a Windows > GUI computation program. > > My problem is that I do not know how to quit the Windows GUI program > gracefully with a command (program's or Python) in Cygwin. 'kill' or > CTRL-C command in Cygwin does not finish it gracefully, meaning that > some outputs do not come out normally. The only thing I know is to > click 'File-Exit' menu, but > this requires a manual intervention that prevents scripting. > > Is there a way to quit a Windows GUI program gracefully with Python > under Cygwin, of course, after the program finishes > normal execution? > > Thanks, > > KB -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
