Python API

method libtmux latest

Session.last_window

Select the last (previously selected) window.

Source and package

Qualified name: libtmux.Session.last_window
Module: libtmux
Declared in: Session
Package: libtmux
Source: src/libtmux/session.py
Other languages: Perl Erlang PowerShell Julia Elixir Haskell Common Lisp Ruby Lua TypeScript RustGoJavaC#C++Swift Kotlin Scala OCaml F# Clojure

last_window (self) → Window method [source] ¶

Description#

>>> w1 = session.new_window(window_name='lw_a')
>>> w2 = session.new_window(window_name='lw_b', attach=True)
>>> session.last_window()
Window(...)

The tmux commands behind last_window.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Return to the window that was active before

Equivalents of Return to the window that was active before in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	`Session.selectWindow` takes `next`, `previous` or `last`
Rust	`session.Session.last_window`
Go	`tmux.Session.LastWindow`
Java	`io.github.libtmux.Session.lastWindow`
C#	`LibTmux.Session.SelectLastWindowAsync`
C++	`libtmux::Session::select_last_window`
Swift	`Server.selectLastWindow(in:)`
OCaml	No direct public OCaml equivalent is recorded for this operation.
Perl	No dedicated equivalent in the selected Perl surface. Explicit Server::cmd remains available for native tmux commands.

No equivalent is recorded in Ruby, Lua, PowerShell, Julia, Erlang, Elixir, Common Lisp, Clojure, Kotlin, Scala or F#.