Python API

method libtmux latest

Window.last_pane

Select the last (previously active) pane via $ tmux last-pane.

Source and package

Qualified name: libtmux.Window.last_pane
Module: libtmux
Declared in: Window
Package: libtmux
Source: src/libtmux/window.py
Other languages: Perl Erlang PowerShell Julia Elixir Haskell Common Lisp Ruby Lua TypeScript RustGo Java C#C++Swift Kotlin Scala OCaml F# Clojure

Examples#

>>> pane1 = window.active_pane
>>> pane2 = window.split()
>>> pane2.select()
Pane(...)
>>> result = window.last_pane()

Parameters

disable_input (bool | None) # – Disable input to the pane (-d flag). added 0.56
enable_input (bool | None) # – Enable input to the pane (-e flag). added 0.56
keep_zoom (bool | None) # – Keep the window zoomed if zoomed (-Z flag). added 0.56

Returns

Pane or None The selected pane, or None if no last pane exists.

The tmux commands behind last_pane.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Return to the pane that was active before

Equivalents of Return to the pane 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	no equivalent on `Window`
Rust	`window.Window.last_pane`
Go	`tmux.Window.LastPane`
Java	no equivalent on `Window`
C#	`LibTmux.Window.SelectLastPaneAsync`
C++	`libtmux::Window::select_last_pane`
Swift	`Server.selectLastPane(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#.