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remixer-dec/top_window_macos.py

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gets information about window name and app name of top window
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top_window_macos.py
import os
def get_window_name_with_applescript():
window_name = os.popen("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to get the name of window 1 of (first application process whose frontmost is true)'").read().strip()
process_name = os.popen("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to get the name of (first application process whose frontmost is true)'").read().strip()
return window_name, process_name
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