# libtmux.Window.new_window

- **Module:** libtmux.Window
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/036c521c4b83ce6e434eb50afe2a0d08a6a05e46/src/libtmux/window.py#L1546
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/py/libtmux-window-new_window/

```
libtmux.Window.new_window(self, window_name: str | None = None, start_directory: None = None, attach: bool = False, window_index: str = "", window_shell: str | None = None, environment: dict[str, str] | None = None, direction: WindowDirection | None = None) -> Window
```

Create new window respective of current window's position.

## Example

```python
>>> window_initial = session.new_window(window_name='Example')
>>> window_initial
Window(@... 2:Example, Session($1 libtmux_...))
>>> window_initial.window_index
'2'
```

## Example

```python
>>> window_before = window_initial.new_window(
... window_name='Window before', direction=WindowDirection.Before)
>>> window_initial.refresh()
>>> window_before
Window(@... 2:Window before, Session($1 libtmux_...))
>>> window_initial
Window(@... 3:Example, Session($1 libtmux_...))
```

## Example

```python
>>> window_after = window_initial.new_window(
... window_name='Window after', direction=WindowDirection.After)
>>> window_initial.refresh()
>>> window_after.refresh()
>>> window_after
Window(@... 4:Window after, Session($1 libtmux_...))
>>> window_initial
Window(@... 3:Example, Session($1 libtmux_...))
>>> window_before
Window(@... 2:Window before, Session($1 libtmux_...))
```