detect key press python code example
Example 1: python check key press
import keyboard
# if key 'a' is pressed
if keyboard.is_pressed('a'):
print('a key has ben pressed')
Example 2: python get keypressed value
import keyboard # using module keyboard
while True: # making a loop
try: # used try so that if user pressed other than the given key error will not be shown
if keyboard.is_pressed('q'): # if key 'q' is pressed
print('You Pressed A Key!')
break # finishing the loop
except:
break # if user pressed a key other than the given key the loop will break
Example 3: python check if key is pressed
import keyboard
# Check if b was pressed
if keyboard.is_pressed('b'):
print('b Key was pressed')
Example 4: how to detect keypress in python
# in console: pip install keyboard
import time
import keyboard as kb
key = "a"
while (True):
if (kb.is_pressed(key)):
print("a pressed")
time.sleep(0.001) # decreases CPU usage
Example 5: detect key press python
# pip3 install pynput
from pynput.keyboard import Key, Listener
def show(key):
pressed_key = str(key).replace("'", "")
print(" key: ", pressed_key)
if key == Key.esc:
# Stop listener
return False
# Listener
with Listener(on_press=show) as listener:
listener.join()
Example 6: how to check if a key is pressed in python
IN Terminal: pip install keyboard
inside code-
import keyboard
# if key 'a' is pressed
if keyboard.is_pressed('a'):
print('a key has ben pressed')