Run Windows Task from Python file/script

Question

I was checking but cant find it. Is there any way to trigger Windows Task, in Windows Task Scheduler from Python. It just needs to trigger a specific task from Python file/script nothin more.

Answer 1

You should be able to use the subprocess module:

import subprocess

task_name = "MyTask"
subprocess.run(["schtasks", "/run", "/tn", task_name])

• "schtasks" is the Windows command line utility to manage Task Scheduler
• "/run" is the command to run a task
• "/tn" specifies the task name.

(you might need to run your Python script with administrative privileges for this to work, depending on the task settings)

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Option 2:

I've never tried it before, but pywin32 looks pretty good, if you want a direct API.