def setpriority(pid=None,priority=1):
""" Set The Priority of a Windows Process. Priority is a value between 0-5 where
2 is normal priority. Default sets the priority of the current
python process but can take any valid process ID. """
import win32api,win32process,win32con
priorityclasses = [win32process.IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS,
win32process.BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
win32process.NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
win32process.ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
win32process.HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS,
win32process.REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS]
if pid == None:
pid = win32api.GetCurrentProcessId()
handle = win32api.OpenProcess(win32con.PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, True, pid)
win32process.SetPriorityClass(handle, priorityclasses[priority])
