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Showing how to listen to all keypresses in OS X through the Cocoa API using Python and PyObjC
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
# | |
# cocoa_keypress_monitor.py | |
# Copyright © 2016 Bjarte Johansen <[email protected]> | |
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# The MIT License (MIT) | |
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# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to | |
# the following conditions: | |
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# Usage: | |
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# Goto System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility and add | |
# Python to apps allowed to control your computer. If it is not in the | |
# list, the easiest is to run this file first and it should appear. | |
from AppKit import NSApplication, NSApp | |
from Foundation import NSObject, NSLog | |
from Cocoa import NSEvent, NSKeyDownMask | |
from PyObjCTools import AppHelper | |
class AppDelegate(NSObject): | |
def applicationDidFinishLaunching_(self, notification): | |
mask = NSKeyDownMask | |
NSEvent.addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask_handler_(mask, handler) | |
def handler(event): | |
try: | |
NSLog(u"%@", event) | |
except KeyboardInterrupt: | |
AppHelper.stopEventLoop() | |
def main(): | |
app = NSApplication.sharedApplication() | |
delegate = AppDelegate.alloc().init() | |
NSApp().setDelegate_(delegate) | |
AppHelper.runEventLoop() | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main() |
I get this error :
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "keylogger.py", line 1, in
from AppKit import NSApplication, NSApp
ImportError: No module named AppKit
And before you say somethin bout you gotta install appkit, I have I did all this pip install appkit thingy and it installed I think.
Please HELP!!!!
Unable to stop the code control + C.
And can't get into handler. :(
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its working for me. thank you.
However, I have the following issue
could you let me know the step. I tried , since it did not come out of loop I was not able to write in a file