launchctl 2019.4.13

launchctl python interface

Installation

$ [sudo] pip install launchctl

Classes

class	__doc__
launchctl.Job	launchctl Job class. attrs: pid, status, label

Functions

function	__doc__
launchctl.job(label)	return launchctl Job by label
launchctl.jobs()	return a list of launchctl jobs
launchctl.load(args)	launchctl load args ...
launchctl.remove(label)	launchctl remove label
launchctl.start(label)	launchctl start label
launchctl.stop(label)	launchctl stop label
launchctl.unload(args)	launchctl unload args ...

Examples

import launchctl

for job in launchctl.jobs():
    print("%s %s %s" % (job.pid if job.pid else "", job.status, job.label))

launchctl.job("com.apple.Finder")
{...}

Related projects

• launchd-env - launchd.plist environment variables
• launchd-exec - execute script via launchd
• launchd-generator - launchd.plist generator
• launchd-logs - launchd.plist logs
• launchctl.py

Links

• launchctl Man Page

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