import wx def getTaskbarPos(): d_w, d_h = wx.DisplaySize() c_x, c_y, c_w, c_h = wx.ClientDisplayRect() l = [(c_y, "top"), (d_h - c_y - c_h, "bottom"), (c_x, "left"), (d_w - c_x - c_w, "right")] def sorter(a,b): if a[0]<b[0] : return 1 if a[0]>b[0] : return -1 return 0 l.sort(sorter) return l[0][1]