service_name=r'ftpsvc' import ctypes import os class disable_file_system_redirection: _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection def __enter__(self): self.old_value = ctypes.c_long() self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value)) def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback): if self.success: self._revert(self.old_value) with disable_file_system_redirection(): y=os.popen("wmic service "+service_name+" get state").read() if "Stopped" in y: print 'The service '+service_name+' was already in stopped state' print'So starting the '+service_name+ 'service ........' x=os.popen('net start '+service_name).read() print 'The Service '+service_name+' has been successfully started' elif "Paused" in y: print 'The service '+service_name+' was already paused state' print 'so stop the '+service_name+' service........' z=os.popen('net stop '+service_name).read() print 'The Service '+service_name+' has been stopped succesfully' elif "Running" in y: print "The service "+service_name+' was already in running state' else: print "The Ftp Server not enabled in your machine"