python keyboard on press code example

Example 1: how to simulate a key press in python

# in command prompt, type "pip install pynput" to install pynput.
from pynput.keyboard import Key, Controller

keyboard = Controller()
key = "a"

keyboard.press(key)
keyboard.release(key)

Example 2: Presskeys in python

import pyautogui

# Holds down the alt key
pyautogui.keyDown("alt")

# Presses the tab key once
pyautogui.press("tab")

# Lets go of the alt key
pyautogui.keyUp("alt")

Example 3: python check key press

import keyboard
# if key 'a' is pressed 
if keyboard.is_pressed('a'):
	print('a key has ben pressed')

Example 4: python keyboard press

import keyboard  # using module keyboard
import time

stop = False
def onkeypress(event):
    global stop
    if event.name == 'q':
        stop = True

# ---------> hook event handler
keyboard.on_press(onkeypress)
# --------->

while True:  # making a loop
    try:  # used try so that if user pressed other than the given key error will not be shown
        print("sleeping")
        time.sleep(5)
        print("slept")
        if stop:  # if key 'q' is pressed 
            print('You Pressed A Key!')
            break  # finishing the loop
    except:
        print("#######")
        break  # if user pressed a key other than the given key the loop will break

Example 5: python keyboard press

pip3 install keyboard