How to get rid of popping command window?

[Jackgito]

Reference can be found in my older post: #1633

But in short, when I run my Python program, it executes the lively.exe, which causes the command window to open and close (or at least that's what I think is happening). This bothers me, so I tried to edit my old code so it executes the lively.exe using a shortcut and thus removing the popping command window, but not it gives me a complicated error message and I have no idea how to make it work.

Here are the two relevant lines of code that are causing the issue, I think:
shortcutPath = getFilePath("livelycu.lnk")
subprocess.run([shortcutPath] + args)

Error message:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\Users\Juise\Desktop\Jutut\Koodi\Dynamic wallpaper\changeWallpaper.pyw", line 54, in
main(6, 18)
File "c:\Users\Juise\Desktop\Jutut\Koodi\Dynamic wallpaper\changeWallpaper.pyw", line 45, in main
setWallpaper(filePath, 1)
File "c:\Users\Juise\Desktop\Jutut\Koodi\Dynamic wallpaper\changeWallpaper.pyw", line 16, in setWallpaper
runCommand(['setwp', f'--monitor={monitor}', f'--file={path}'])
File "c:\Users\Juise\Desktop\Jutut\Koodi\Dynamic wallpaper\changeWallpaper.pyw", line 23, in runCommand
subprocess.run([shortcutPath] + args)
File "C:\Users\Juise\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\subprocess.py", line 548, in run
with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\Juise\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\subprocess.py", line 1024, in init
self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
File "C:\Users\Juise\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\subprocess.py", line 1493, in _execute_child
hp, ht, pid, tid = _winapi.CreateProcess(executable, args,

New code:
`import time
import datetime
import subprocess
import os

def setWallpaper(path, monitor):
runCommand(['setwp', f'--monitor={monitor}', f'--file={path}'])
return

def runCommand(args):
shortcutPath = getFilePath("livelycu.lnk")
print(str(shortcutPath) + "\n")
subprocess.run([shortcutPath] + args)
return

def getFilePath(filename):
current_dir = os.getcwd()
filePath = os.path.join(current_dir, filename)
return filePath

def main(dayTime, nightTime):
dayOrNight = "Unknown"

while(True):
    current_time = datetime.datetime.now()
    if (current_time.hour >= nightTime or current_time.hour < dayTime) and (dayOrNight == "Unknown" or dayOrNight == "Day"):
        filePath = getFilePath("night.mp4")
        setWallpaper(filePath, 1)
        dayOrNight = "Night"

    elif (current_time.hour < nightTime and current_time.hour > dayTime) and (dayOrNight == "Unknown" or dayOrNight == "Night"):
        filePath = getFilePath("day.mp4")
        setWallpaper(filePath, 1)
        dayOrNight = "Day"

    time.sleep(1)

main(6, 18)
`
Old code:

`import time
import datetime
import subprocess
import os

def changeProperty(name, value, monitor):
runCommand(['setprop', f'--monitor={monitor}', f'--property={name}={value}'])
return

def setWallpaper(path, monitor):
runCommand(['setwp', f'--monitor={monitor}', f'--file={path}'])
return

def runCommand(args):
subprocess.run(['Livelycu'] + args)
print(['Livelycu'] + args)
return

def getVideoFilePath(filename):
current_dir = os.getcwd()
filePath = os.path.join(current_dir, filename)
return filePath

def main(dayTime, nightTime):
dayOrNight = "Unknown"

while(True):
    current_time = datetime.datetime.now()
    if (current_time.hour >= nightTime or current_time.hour < dayTime) and (dayOrNight == "Unknown" or dayOrNight == "Day"):
        filePath = getVideoFilePath("night.mp4")
        setWallpaper(filePath, 1)
        dayOrNight = "Night"

    elif (current_time.hour < nightTime and current_time.hour > dayTime) and (dayOrNight == "Unknown" or dayOrNight == "Night"):
        filePath = getVideoFilePath("day.mp4")
        setWallpaper(filePath, 1)
        dayOrNight = "Day"

    time.sleep(1)

main(6, 20)
`
PS: For some reason, some of the code is presented as normal text even though I labeled it as "code". Sorry :/

[rocksdanister]

But in short, when I run my Python program, it executes the lively.exe, which causes the command window to open and close (or at least that's what I think is happening). This bothers me, so I tried to edit my old code so it executes the lively.exe using a shortcut and thus removing the popping command window, but not it gives me a complicated error message and I have no idea how to make it work.

I know, I left that out on purpose for you to figure out hehe..

Here is how you hide the window:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7006238/how-do-i-hide-the-console-when-i-use-os-system-or-subprocess-call

[Jackgito]

Thanks for the help once again!
It was much simpler than I thought:
subprocess.run(['Livelycu'] + args, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW)