Scan code set 2 (the default) is the only scan code set that is guaranteed to be supported. In theory (I haven't tried it) it should be possible to attempt to set scan code set 1 or scan code set 3, and then ask the keyboard which scan code it is currently using and see if it actually is using the requested scan code set.
Import keyboardkeyboard.pressandrelease( 'shift+s, space ')keyboard.write( 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Ispressed( 57) #- Trueispressed( 'space ') #- Trueispressed( 'ctrl+space ') #- TrueCalls the provided function in a new thread after waiting some time.Useful for giving the system some time to process an event, without blockingthe current execution flow.Installs a global listener on all available keyboards, invoking callbackeach time a key is pressed or released.The event passed to the callback is of type keyboard.KeyboardEvent,with the following attributes:. name: an Unicode representation of the character (e.g. '&') ordescription (e.g.
The name is always lower-case. scancode: number representing the physical key, e.g. 55. time: timestamp of the time the event occurred, with as much precisionas given by the OS.Returns the given callback for easier development.Invokes callback for every KEYDOWN event. For details see.Invokes callback for every KEYUP event. For details see.Hooks key up and key down events for a single key.
Returns the event handlercreated. To remove a hooked key use or.Note: this function shares state with hotkeys, soaffects it aswell.Invokes callback for KEYDOWN event related to the given key. For details see.Invokes callback for KEYUP event related to the given key. For details see.Removes a previously added hook, either by callback or by the return valueof.Removes all keyboard hooks in use, including hotkeys, abbreviations, wordlisteners, ers and s.Suppresses all key events of the given key, regardless of modifiers.Whenever the key src is pressed or released, regardless of modifiers,press or release the hotkey dst instead.Parses a user-provided hotkey. Differently from,instead of each step being a list of the different scan codes for each key,each step is a list of all possible combinations of those scan codes.Invokes a callback every time a hotkey is pressed.
The hotkey mustbe in the format ctrl+shift+a, s. This would trigger when the user holdsctrl, shift and 'a' at once, releases, and then presses 's'. To representliteral commas, pluses, and spaces, use their names ('comma', 'plus','space'). args is an optional list of arguments to passed to the callback duringeach invocation. suppress defines if successful triggers should block the keys from beingsent to other programs. timeout is the amount of seconds allowed to pass between key presses.
triggeronrelease if true, the callback is invoked on key release insteadof key press.The event handler function is returned. To remove a hotkey callor.before the hotkey state is reset.Note: hotkeys are activated when the last key is pressed, not released.Note: the callback is executed in a separate thread, asynchronously.
For anexample of how to use a callback synchronously, see.Examples. # Different but equivalent ways to listen for a spacebar key press.addhotkey( ' ', print, args = 'space was pressed ')addhotkey( 'space ', print, args = 'space was pressed ')addhotkey( 'Space ', print, args = 'space was pressed ')# Here 57 represents the keyboard code for spacebar; so you will be # pressing 'spacebar', not '57' to activate the print function.addhotkey( 57, print, args = 'space was pressed ')addhotkey( 'ctrl+q ', quit)addhotkey( 'ctrl+alt+enter, space ', somecallback)Removes a previously hooked hotkey. Must be called wtih the value returnedby.Removes all keyboard hotkeys in use, including abbreviations, word listeners,ers and s.Whenever the hotkey src is pressed, suppress it and senddst instead.Example. Remap( 'alt+w ', 'ctrl+up ')Builds a list of all currently pressed scan codes, releases them and returnsthe list. Pairs well with and.Given a list of scancodes ensures these keys, and only these keys, arepressed. Pairs well with, alternative to.Like, but only restores modifier keys.Sends artificial keyboard events to the OS, simulating the typing of a giventext.
Characters not available on the keyboard are typed as explicit unicodecharacters using OS-specific functionality, such as alt+codepoint.To ensure text integrity, all currently pressed keys are released beforethe text is typed, and modifiers are restored afterwards. delay is the number of seconds to wait between keypresses, defaults tono delay. restorestateafter can be used to restore the state of pressed keysafter the text is typed, i.e. Presses the keys that were released at thebeginning. Defaults to True. exact forces typing all characters as explicit unicode (e.g.alt+codepoint or special events). If None, uses platform-specific suggestedvalue.Blocks the program execution until the given hotkey is pressed or,if given no parameters, blocks forever.Returns a string representation of hotkey from the given key names, orthe currently pressed keys if not given.
This function:. normalizes names;. removes 'left' and 'right' prefixes;. replaces the '+' key name with 'plus' to avoid ambiguity;. puts modifier keys first, in a standardized order;. sort remaining keys;. finally, joins everything with '+'.Example.
Readhotkey# 'ctrl+shift+p'Given a sequence of events, tries to deduce what strings were typed.Strings are separated when a non-textual key is pressed (such as tab orenter). Characters are converted to uppercase according to shift andcapslock status. If allowbackspace is True, backspaces remove the lastcharacter typed.This function is a generator, so you can pass an infinite stream of eventsand convert them to strings in real time.Note this functions is merely an heuristic. Windows for example keeps per-process keyboard state such as keyboard layout, and this information is notavailable for our hooks.
Gettypestrings(record) #- 'This is what', 'I recorded', 'Starts recording all keyboard events into a global variable, or the givenqueue if any. Returns the queue of events and the hooked function.Use or to stop.Stops the global recording of events and returns a list of the eventscaptured.Records all keyboard events from all keyboards until the user presses thegiven hotkey.
Then returns the list of events recorded, of typekeyboard.KeyboardEvent. Pairs well with.Note: this is a blocking function.Note: for more details on the keyboard hook and events see.Plays a sequence of recorded events, maintaining the relative timeintervals. If speedfactor is 1) and not intriggers, the characters so far will be discarded. By default the triggeris only space. matchsuffix defines if endings of words should also be checked insteadof only whole words.
If true, typing 'carpet'+space will trigger thelistener for 'pet'. Defaults to false, only whole words are checked. timeout is the maximum number of seconds between typed characters beforethe current word is discarded. Defaults to 2 seconds.Returns the event handler created.
To remove a word listener useor.Note: all actions are performed on key down. Key up events are ignored.Note: word mathes are case sensitive.Removes a previously registered word listener. Accepts either the word usedduring registration (exact string) or the event handler returned by theor functions.Registers a hotkey that replaces one typed text with another. Addabbreviation( 'tm ', u '™ ')Replaces every 'tm' followed by a space with a ™ symbol (and no space).
Thereplacement is done by sending backspace events. matchsuffix defines if endings of words should also be checked insteadof only whole words.
If true, typing 'carpet'+space will trigger thelistener for 'pet'. Defaults to false, only whole words are checked. timeout is the maximum number of seconds between typed characters beforethe current word is discarded. Defaults to 2 seconds.For more details see.Given a key name (e.g. 'LEFT CONTROL'), clean up the string and convert tothe canonical representation (e.g.