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import win32gui #part of the pywin library, pip install pywin

def get_active_window_title():
window = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow()
return win32gui.GetWindowText(window)

print(get_active_window_title())

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on mouseUp pMouseButton
   
   put empty into fld "activeWindow"
   getWindows
   
end mouseUp


command getWindows

   --a way to exit the loop, allways a good idea!
   if the controlKey is down then
      exit to top
   end if
   
   --no ugly console windows
   set the hideConsoleWindows to true
   
   --path to your python file
   put "C:/Users/Andy/activewindow.py" into pythonScripFile 
   
   --shell out to the (cmd) to run the python file
   put shell("python " & pythonScripFile) into tResult
   
   --lets put any results in a field so that we can see it
   put tResult into fld "activeWindow"
   
   --run all of the getWindows handler again until the Ctrl key is pressed
   send getWindows to me in 1 seconds
   
end getWindows

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 on mouseUp pMouseButton
   
   getWindows
 
end mouseUp

--runs a compilled python script and returns the results
command getWindows
   
   --a way to escape the loop, always a good idea!
   if the controlKey is down then
      exit to top
   end if
   
   --no ugly console window please
   set the hideConsoleWindows to true
   
   --path to the python exe
   put "C:/Users/Andy/dist/activewindow.exe" into exeFile
   
   --run the exe and return the result
   put shell(exeFile) into tResult
   put tResult && the long date && the long time into fld "activeWindow"
   
   --just a delay loop to allow for constant monitoring of changes
   send getWindows to me in 1 seconds
   
end getWindows

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pyinstaller --onefile activewindow.py