Installation $ [sudo] pip install launchctl 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 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 readme42.com