Typing Practice

TypingPractice.py

# Simple typing practice program where you can choose the keys to focus on. Set FOCUS on line 17.
import string
import random
import keyboard

numbers = string.digits
number_symbols = ')!@#$%^&*('
lowercase = string.ascii_lowercase
uppercase = string.ascii_uppercase
unshifted_symbols = r"`-=[]\;',./"
shifted_symbols = '~_+{}|:"<>?'
brackets = '[]{}()<>'
whitespace = '\t \n'


# Set what characters to focus on here, e.g. numbers + number_symbols, or say 'all'.
FOCUS = 'all'


normal = string.ascii_lowercase + numbers + unshifted_symbols
shifted = string.ascii_uppercase + number_symbols + shifted_symbols

keys = {key: key for key in normal}
for i, key in enumerate(shifted):
	keys[key] = keyboard.get_hotkey_name(['shift', normal[i]])
keys['<'] = keyboard.get_hotkey_name(['shift', '<']) # The 'shift+,' fails for some reason.
keys['[space]'] = ' '
keys['[tab]'] = '\t'
keys['[enter]'] = '\n'

if not FOCUS or FOCUS.lower() == 'all':
	choices = list(keys.items())
else:
	choices = []
	for key in set(FOCUS):
		if key == ' ':
			key = '[space]'
		elif key == '\t':
			key = '[tab]'
		elif key == '\n':
			key = '[enter]'
		choices.append((key, keys[key]))

print('Started Typing Practice')
while True:
	display, key = random.choice(choices)
	print(display)
	keyboard.wait(key)