python check key press 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: 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 5: 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')