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un-minimize (restore) a pyglet window programmatically

Is there a way to programmatically reverse the action of window.minimize() in pyglet? I came across an answer in a forum from 15 years ago that suggests adding the following code to /pyglet/window/win32/init.py:

def restore(self):
    _user32.ShowWindow(self._hwnd, SW_RESTORE)

I have not tested this solution yet as it would require me to modify the package source for each installation. I'm wondering if there is a more up-to-date method for restoring a window in pyglet. The forum post I referenced seems to be the only source discussing this issue, also the official documentation does not mention a similar method at all.

Solution

  • I was able to solve my problem using win32gui. Here's the code snippet that worked for me:

    import win32gui, win32con

def restore(window: pyglet.window.Window):
    win32gui.ShowWindow(window._hwnd, win32con.SW_RESTORE)

    To restore the window specified by window._hwnd, I used the ShowWindow function. The win32con.SW_RESTORE constant (which equals to 9) just indicates the action of restoring.