Why is the hotkey I added with the keyboard module not working?
I am trying to add a hotkey with the keyboard module that will call a function with different arguments depending on the hotkey used. To do this Iam using the python3 keyboard module.
I am looking at the documentation here: https://pypi.org/project/keyboard/
I want my program to always be in something like a while True loop waiting for different hotkeys.
import keyboard
def hotkey_print(word):
print(word)
keyboard.add_hotkey('page up, page down', lambda: hotkey_print('did it work?'))
while True:
pass
I expect it to just wait and for it to print "did it work?" every time i press the up or down key but nothing happens when i use the hotkeys.
python-3.x input
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
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I am trying to add a hotkey with the keyboard module that will call a function with different arguments depending on the hotkey used. To do this Iam using the python3 keyboard module.
I am looking at the documentation here: https://pypi.org/project/keyboard/
I want my program to always be in something like a while True loop waiting for different hotkeys.
import keyboard
def hotkey_print(word):
print(word)
keyboard.add_hotkey('page up, page down', lambda: hotkey_print('did it work?'))
while True:
pass
I expect it to just wait and for it to print "did it work?" every time i press the up or down key but nothing happens when i use the hotkeys.
python-3.x input
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
496
add a comment |
I am trying to add a hotkey with the keyboard module that will call a function with different arguments depending on the hotkey used. To do this Iam using the python3 keyboard module.
I am looking at the documentation here: https://pypi.org/project/keyboard/
I want my program to always be in something like a while True loop waiting for different hotkeys.
import keyboard
def hotkey_print(word):
print(word)
keyboard.add_hotkey('page up, page down', lambda: hotkey_print('did it work?'))
while True:
pass
I expect it to just wait and for it to print "did it work?" every time i press the up or down key but nothing happens when i use the hotkeys.
python-3.x input
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
496
I am trying to add a hotkey with the keyboard module that will call a function with different arguments depending on the hotkey used. To do this Iam using the python3 keyboard module.
I am looking at the documentation here: https://pypi.org/project/keyboard/
I want my program to always be in something like a while True loop waiting for different hotkeys.
import keyboard
def hotkey_print(word):
print(word)
keyboard.add_hotkey('page up, page down', lambda: hotkey_print('did it work?'))
while True:
pass
I expect it to just wait and for it to print "did it work?" every time i press the up or down key but nothing happens when i use the hotkeys.
python-3.x input
python-3.x input
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
496
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
496
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
496
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
wawawewawawawewa
496
asked Dec 28 '18 at 5:42
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According to pypi one of the limitations of the keyboard library is that it should be run as root:
To avoid depending on X, the Linux parts reads raw device files (/dev/input/input*) but this requries root.
So you can either use su - and become root, and run the python file again, or you can use another library (if any).
EDIT:
use the following line instead of your infinite loop:
# Block forever, like `while True`.
keyboard.wait()
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
Meysam AzadMeysam Azad
13
running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
remove the while loop and add the following line:keyboard.wait()
– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
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According to pypi one of the limitations of the keyboard library is that it should be run as root:
To avoid depending on X, the Linux parts reads raw device files (/dev/input/input*) but this requries root.
So you can either use su - and become root, and run the python file again, or you can use another library (if any).
EDIT:
use the following line instead of your infinite loop:
# Block forever, like `while True`.
keyboard.wait()
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
Meysam AzadMeysam Azad
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running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
remove the while loop and add the following line:keyboard.wait()
– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
add a comment |
According to pypi one of the limitations of the keyboard library is that it should be run as root:
To avoid depending on X, the Linux parts reads raw device files (/dev/input/input*) but this requries root.
So you can either use su - and become root, and run the python file again, or you can use another library (if any).
EDIT:
use the following line instead of your infinite loop:
# Block forever, like `while True`.
keyboard.wait()
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
Meysam AzadMeysam Azad
13
running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
remove the while loop and add the following line:keyboard.wait()
– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
add a comment |
According to pypi one of the limitations of the keyboard library is that it should be run as root:
To avoid depending on X, the Linux parts reads raw device files (/dev/input/input*) but this requries root.
So you can either use su - and become root, and run the python file again, or you can use another library (if any).
EDIT:
use the following line instead of your infinite loop:
# Block forever, like `while True`.
keyboard.wait()
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
Meysam AzadMeysam Azad
13
According to pypi one of the limitations of the keyboard library is that it should be run as root:
To avoid depending on X, the Linux parts reads raw device files (/dev/input/input*) but this requries root.
So you can either use su - and become root, and run the python file again, or you can use another library (if any).
EDIT:
use the following line instead of your infinite loop:
# Block forever, like `while True`.
keyboard.wait()
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
Meysam AzadMeysam Azad
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answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
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answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
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answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:38
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running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
remove the while loop and add the following line:keyboard.wait()
– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
add a comment |
running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
remove the while loop and add the following line:keyboard.wait()
– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
running it is no problem. I use sudo /home/.../python3 myscript.py and it runs. but the hotkeys just don't work at all and i stay in the while Loop forever with nothing happening.
– wawawewa
Dec 28 '18 at 7:56
remove the while loop and add the following line:
keyboard.wait()– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
remove the while loop and add the following line:
keyboard.wait()– Meysam Azad
Dec 28 '18 at 10:01
add a comment |
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