pynput example #keyboard #macos #system

pynput_demo.py

from pynput import keyboard
from pynput.keyboard import Key, Controller

# For simulating keyboard presses
keyboard_controller = Controller()

def on_press(key):
    try:
        print(f'Alphanumeric key pressed: {key.char}')
    except AttributeError:
        print(f'Special key pressed: {key}')

    # Simulate pressing and releasing a key
    keyboard_controller.press(Key.esc)
    keyboard_controller.release(Key.esc)

    # Simulate typing a string
    keyboard_controller.type('Hello, World!')

def on_release(key):
    print(f'Key released: {key}')
    if key == keyboard.Key.esc:
        # Stop listener
        return False

# Set up the listener
with keyboard.Listener(on_press=on_press, on_release=on_release) as listener:
    listener.join()