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Detect if program is running using python3

Hi all ia am going well with my script to check for a program and if its not there then run another program, my issue is that even if its find that the program is there it will try to run it any way, on a leavel of 1 to 100 how good am at code maybe 40 so forgive me if it is a dumb mistake, here isthe code , i might be completely wrong so pelase tell me if i am

# Created By ADBY IT AND MEDIA SOLUTIONS
# Adam R Wolarczuk
# 19th March 2020
# Version 0.1
# Beta

# Class for Detect if program is running
import psutil
import subprocess
import pyautogui
import time

for p in psutil.process_iter(attrs=['pid', 'name']):
if p.info['name'] == "Discord.exe":
print("yes", (p.info['name']))

else:
print("I am here")
subprocess.Popen(r"C:\FrazerClient\FrazerClient.exe")
#print("no", (p.info['name']))

# If Program is running
# if the program is not running
# Log to file
# send email to imporm report

Louis LIETAER

Hi,

After a quick read, the filepath is not correct, you should have written:
subprocess.Popen('C:\\FrazerClient\\FrazerClient.exe')

Let me know if this helps.

noci

For python programs the .exe that is running is python.exe / python3.exe / python37.exe etc. depending on distro & version etc.

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Louis LIETAER

Good job for https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29177073/Detect-if-program-is-running-using-python3.html#a43055932 , you originally posted :

for p in psutil.process_iter(attrs=['pid', 'name']):
if p.info['name'] == "Discord.exe":
print("yes", (p.info['name']))

else:
print("I am here")
subprocess.Popen(r"C:\FrazerClient\FrazerClient.exe")
#print("no", (p.info['name']))

Those was not the same exe, I was wondering if it was wanted apparently no.