# libtmux.Window.previous_layout

- **Module:** libtmux.Window
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/036c521c4b83ce6e434eb50afe2a0d08a6a05e46/src/libtmux/window.py#L950
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/py/libtmux-window-previous_layout/

```
libtmux.Window.previous_layout(self) -> Window
```

Cycle to the previous layout via ``$ tmux previous-layout``.

>>> pane1 = window.active_pane
>>> pane2 = window.split()
>>> window.previous_layout()
Window(...)