service.py

import win32serviceutil
import win32service
import win32event
import servicemanager
import socket


class AppServerSvc (win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
    _svc_name_ = "ShortAndTogetherName"
    _svc_display_name_ = "Full name of your service"

    def __init__(self,args):
        win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self,args) # Creator of the service object
        self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None,0,0,None) # Creates the event
        socket.setdefaulttimeout(60) # By default, all services should have a timeout in case the service doesn't stop or start

    def SvcStop(self):
        self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING) # Sends the signal to the service window that the service is stopping
        win32event.SetEvent(self.hWaitStop) # Sends the signal to actually stop the service
        self.stop() # I use a function to stop a webapp, but you can actually put code in here to do whatever you need to do. It doesn't always stop or kill the process, so don't trust on not using the stop() function.

    def SvcDoRun(self):
        servicemanager.LogMsg(servicemanager.EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE,
                              servicemanager.PYS_SERVICE_STARTED,
                              (self._svc_name_,'')) # Sends a log with the event of our service starting
        self.main() # The function I use to start the service

    def main(self):
        # Stuff goes here...
        
    def stop(self):
        # Stuff goes here...

if __name__ == '__main__':
    win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(AppServerSvc) # Executes all the commands to install, run, stop, restart and delete the service