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Detect NO KEY PRESSES with keyboard module python

I'm making a tkinter program and want to detect a key press and do something when there is, however if no key is pressed the keyboard.read_key() will not execute and not let any other code run until a key is pressed.
Is there an alternative I can use or a way to check if no key was pressed?
def on_press():
global running
global turn
if keyboard.read_key() == 'q':
ws.destroy()
elif keyboard.read_key() == 'a':
if turn:
print('turning off')
running = False
turn = False
else:
print('turning on')
running = True
turn = True
start()
else:
start()
def start():
global running
global turn
print('start')
if running:
print('clicking')
mouse.click(Button.left, cps_val)
time.sleep(1)
on_press()
on_press()

Key is no pressed for the most of the time. Because computer is fast and human is slow so I would assumed that that key is no pressed at the beginnig and I would run code at once (without checking if it no pressed). And I would run "clicking code" all time in while at the beginning and I would use keys only to pause this loop (key a) or exit this loop (key q) - without checking if key is no pressed.
import keyboard
#import mouse
import time
# --- functions ---
def pause():
global turn
if turn:
print('turning off')
turn = False
else:
print('turning on')
turn = True
def finish():
global running
running = False
def main():
global counter
print('start')
while running:
if turn:
counter += 1
print('clicking', counter)
#mouse.click(Button.left, cps_val)
time.sleep(1)
# --- main ---
turn = True
running = True
counter = 0
keyboard.add_hotkey('q', finish)
keyboard.add_hotkey('a', pause)
main()
If it has to run with tkinter then while loop will block tkinter (tkinter will freeze because it will have no time to get key/mouse events from system, send them to widgets, update widgets, and redraw widgets in window).
I would use tkinter.after(milliseconds, function) instead of sleep() and while and tkinter will have time to work.
import tkinter as tk
import keyboard
#import mouse
import time
# --- functions ---
def pause():
global turn
if turn:
print('turning off')
turn = False
else:
print('turning on')
turn = True
def finish():
global running
running = False
root.destroy()
def main():
print('start')
loop() # run first time at once
#root.after(1000, loop) # run first time after 1s
def loop():
global counter
if turn:
counter += 1
#print('clicking', counter)
label['text'] = f'clicking {counter}'
#mouse.click(Button.left, cps_val)
if running:
root.after(1000, loop) # run again after 1s
# --- main ---
turn = True
running = True
counter = 0
keyboard.add_hotkey('q', finish)
keyboard.add_hotkey('a', pause)
root = tk.Tk()
label = tk.Label(root, text='clicking 0')
label.pack()
main()
root.mainloop()

using pynput for key events instead of tkinter

Here is my entire program. I want to change from using tkinter with a gui, to using pynput no gui for get_key events part of my code. Can anyone show me what code to use? This code is a talking vending machine that reads from the machine contents list, which is a file that gets updated by the vending machine company.
I dont want to use a gui as there will be no monitor attached. It's a Raspberry.
from gtts import gTTS
import pygame
from io import BytesIO
import sys
import time
import csv
pygame.init()
if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
# for Python3
from tkinter import *
else:
# for Python2
from Tkinter import *
def say(text):
tts = gTTS(text=text, slow=False, lang='en-us', lang_check=False)
fp = BytesIO()
tts.write_to_fp(fp)
fp.seek(0)
pygame.mixer.init()
pygame.mixer.music.load(fp)
pygame.mixer.music.play()
def load_list():
with open(r"/home/pi/VendyLogProject/vendylist.csv", mode="r") as infile:
return sorted(list(csv.reader(infile)))
def refresh_list():
global vl, vl2, baseposition
new_items = load_list()
if vl != new_items:
vl = new_items
vl2 = [item[0] for item in vl]
baseposition = vl[0]
vl = load_list()
vl2 = [item[0] for item in vl]
baseposition = vl[-1] # so when reading through it reads entry 0 first, then 1
def current(event=None):
global baseposition # baseposition was defined outside of the function, therefore we call global
say(baseposition[1]+baseposition[0])
def back(event=None):
global baseposition
currentposition = vl.index(baseposition)
if currentposition == 0:
baseposition = vl[-1]
say(baseposition[1]+baseposition[0])
else:
previousposition = int(currentposition) - 1 # previousposition is previous position
baseposition = vl[previousposition]
say(baseposition[1]+baseposition[0])
def forward(event=None):
global baseposition
currentposition = vl.index(baseposition)
if currentposition == (len(vl) - 1):
baseposition = vl[0]
say(baseposition[1]+baseposition[0])
else:
nextposition = int(currentposition) + 1 # nextposition is next position
baseposition = vl[nextposition]
say(baseposition[1]+baseposition[0])
def readnumber(int):
global vl
for item in vl:
global baseposition
currentposition = vl.index(baseposition)
if int == item[0]:
baseposition = vl[vl.index(item)]
say(baseposition[1]+baseposition[0])
def help():
say("Welcome to Vendy log! Use the plus and minus keys to go through the list of snacks or push a number to hear its contents!")
root = Tk()
prompt = ' VendyLog '
label1 = Label(root, text=prompt, width=len(prompt))
label1.pack()
#keys buffer
keybuf = []
def test_after():
if keybuf:
num = ''.join(keybuf)
keybuf.clear()
def get_key(event):
keybuf.append(event.char)
event.char = ''.join(keybuf)
root.after(500,test_after)
if event.char == '-':
back()
elif event.char == '+':
forward()
elif event.char == '.':
current()
elif event.char in vl2:
readnumber(event.char)
elif event.char == '00':
help()
elif event.char == '462.':
sys.exit()
def refresh_list_and_enqueue_next_refresh():
refresh_list()
root.after(60000, refresh_list_and_enqueue_next_refresh)
refresh_list_and_enqueue_next_refresh()
root.bind_all('<Key>', get_key)
root.mainloop()

I edited this comment because after I played with OpenGL and Pygame I found the answer of how to use pynput with tkinter.
This is the code sample what I write it to test if works.
# // Imports
import tkinter, pynput
from tkinter import messagebox
# // Global variables
# // If we define variable type I found that will speed up execution a little
root:object = tkinter.Tk()
app_title:str = "Tkinter and Pynput"
app_size:tuple = (300, 150)
listener_stop:bool = False
# // Logics Keyboard
class Keyboard:
# On button pressed
# On my case I found the "Fn" button from laptop is not triggered...
#staticmethod
def Pressed(key) -> bool:
# If listener_stop is True then stop listening
if listener_stop: print("Keyboard Events are stoped!"); return False
# Else show pressed key
else: print(f"Keyboard pressed: {key}")
# On button released
#staticmethod
def Released(key) -> None:
print(f"Keyboard released: {key}")
# Listen keybboard buttons
#staticmethod
def Listener() -> None:
k_listen = pynput.keyboard.Listener(on_press=Keyboard.Pressed,
on_release=Keyboard.Released
)
k_listen.start()
# // Logics Mouse
class Mouse:
# On move
#staticmethod
def Move(x, y) -> bool:
# If listener_stop is True then stop listening
if listener_stop: print("Mouse Events are stoped!"); return False
else: print(f"Mouse: Moved to {x}x{y}")
# On scroll
#staticmethod
def Scroll(x, y, dx, dy) -> None:
where = "down" if dy < 0 else "up"
print(f"Mouse: Scrolled {where} at {x}x{y}")
# On click
# On my case I found mouse wheel press is not triggered...
#staticmethod
def Click(x, y, button, pressed) -> None:
action = "pressed" if pressed else "released"
print(f"Mouse: {button} was {action} at {x}x{y}")
# Listen keybboard buttons
#staticmethod
def Listener() -> None:
m_listen = pynput.mouse.Listener(on_move=Mouse.Move,
on_click=Mouse.Click,
on_scroll=Mouse.Scroll
)
m_listen.start()
# // Logics Define GUI
class MainApp:
def __init__(self, master):
self.master = master
# Create tkinter interface
self.X = (self.master.winfo_screenwidth() - app_size[0]) // 2
self.Y = (self.master.winfo_screenheight() - app_size[1]) // 2
self.master.wm_title(app_title)
self.master.wm_geometry(f"{app_size[0]}x{app_size[1]}+{self.X}+{self.Y}")
# Magic hapen here :P
self.Screen(self.master)
self.InputEvents()
# Define Screen Informations
def Screen(self, root) -> None:
# Set the main frame
self.frm_main = tkinter.Frame(root)
self.frm_main.pack(expand=True, fill="x", side="top")
# Defain frame components
self.title = tkinter.Label(self.frm_main, text=app_title, font=("Comic Sans MS", 18, "bold"), fg="tomato")
self.title.pack(expand=False, fill="x", side="top")
# Input events
def InputEvents(self) -> None:
Keyboard.Listener()
Mouse.Listener()
# Safe Quit
def SafeQuit(self, master:object = root) -> None:
global listener_stop
if messagebox.askokcancel(f"{app_title} Quit", f"Are you shore you want to quit {app_title}?"):
# We need to make shore if the window was closed and
# listening event are still runing, then make them stop
# You will see in fact they are not stoped (from console point view)
# for that reason we check listener_stop on Mouse Move and on Keyboard Key press.
# If for some reason the app is quit and listener has not stoped then on first action did will stop
# Mouse move after app quit >> Mouse listener will stop
# Keyboard button pressed after app quit >> Keyboard listener will stops
if listener_stop == False:
listener_stop = True
print("Events Listening are stoped!")
master.destroy()
# // Run if this is tha main file
if __name__ == "__main__":
app:object = MainApp(root)
root.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", app.SafeQuit)
root.mainloop()
I updated the code again with stop lisening keyboard and mouse event.
PS: An updated version of them can be found on my github

python - how to make a function to check if button pressed once or twice?

I am trying to make a task for school with Python. But the problem is that I don't understand how the following function works: So we are trying to make a smarthome with lights and relays(now we use LED). If we push the button once, lights go on, if we push twice within 1.5sec: all lights go on and so on...
Also we have to make a function when lights are already on...
So my question is "How do I tell or let python know that I pushed the button once or twice or more or hold it so it does a function?"
This is my code (we work with on the air uploading to Raspberry Pi
#!/usr/bin/env
__author__ = "Zino Henderickx"
__version__ = "1.0"
# LIBRARIES
from gpiozero import LED
from gpiozero import Button
from gpiozero.pins.pigpio import PiGPIOFactory
import time
IP = PiGPIOFactory('192.168.0.207')
# LED's
LED1 = LED(17, pin_factory=IP)
LED2 = LED(27, pin_factory=IP)
LED3 = LED(22, pin_factory=IP)
LED4 = LED(10, pin_factory=IP)
# BUTTONS
BUTTON1 = Button(5, pin_factory=IP)
BUTTON2 = Button(6, pin_factory=IP)
BUTTON3 = Button(13, pin_factory=IP)
BUTTON4 = Button(19, pin_factory=IP)
# LISTS
led [10, 17, 22, 27]
button [5, 6, 13, 19]
def button_1():
if BUTTON1.value == 1:
LED1.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
if BUTTON1.value == 0:
LED1.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
def button_2():
if BUTTON2.value == 1:
LED2.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
if BUTTON2.value == 0:
LED2.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
def button_3():
if BUTTON3.value == 1:
LED3.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
if BUTTON3.value == 0:
LED3.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
def button_4():
if BUTTON4.value == 1:
LED4.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
if BUTTON4.value == 0:
LED4.on()
time.sleep(0.50)
def check_button():
while True:
for i in range(BUTTON1):
toggle_button(i)
def main():
set_up_led()
set_up_button()
check_button()
# MAIN START PROGRAM
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

Have you thought about setting up some sort of timer that goes off as soon as a button is pressed? This would then trigger a loop that will check for a given time if the button is pressed again or not. If the time has elapsed, the loop ends and it executes one instruction, and if the button has been reset, the program executes the other instruction.
import time
#define max_time to consider a double execution
max_time = 1
while 1:
time.sleep(0.001) # do not use all the cpu power
# make a loop to test for the button being pressed
if button == pressed:
when_pressed = time.time()
while time.time() - when_pressed < max_time:
time.sleep(0.001) # do not use all the cpu power
if button == pressed:
# Instructions 2
#Instructions 1

Python while key pressed function [duplicate]

I am controlling a remote toy car using python code. As of now, the code is as below:
def getkey():
fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
new = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
new[3] = new[3] & ~TERMIOS.ICANON & ~TERMIOS.ECHO
new[6][TERMIOS.VMIN] = 1
new[6][TERMIOS.VTIME] = 0
termios.tcsetattr(fd, TERMIOS.TCSANOW, new)
c = None
try:
c = os.read(fd, 1)
finally:
termios.tcsetattr(fd, TERMIOS.TCSAFLUSH, old)
return c
def car():
while True:
key = getkey()
if key == 's': #Down arrow
print "Down"
Backward()
elif key == 'w': #Up arrow
print "Up"
forward()
elif key == 'a':
print "left"
Left()
elif key == 'd':
print "Right"
Right()
elif key == 'q': #Quit
print "That's It"
break
def forward():
GPIO.output(11,True) #Move forward
When I press 'w' forward() method is called and the car moves forward but wont stop until I quit the program or call GPIO.output(11, False) from some other method.
Is there any key Listener which detects the key release of any particular key?
For example, if 'w' pressed called this method and if released call some other method
Sudo code:
if w_isPressed()
forward()
else if w_isReleased()
stop()

I've seen Pygame game development library being successfully used in similar scenarios before, handling realtime systems and machinery in production, not just toy examples. I think it's a suitable candidate here too. Check out pygame.key module for what is possible to do with the keyboard input.
In short, if you are not familiar with game development, you basically continuously poll for events such as input state changes inside an 'infinite' game loop and react accordingly. Usually update the parameters of the system using deltas per time elapsed. There's plenty of tutorials on that and Pygame available around and Pygame docs are pretty solid.
A simple example of how to go about it:
import pygame
pygame.init()
# to spam the pygame.KEYDOWN event every 100ms while key being pressed
pygame.key.set_repeat(100, 100)
while 1:
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
if event.key == pygame.K_w:
print 'go forward'
if event.key == pygame.K_s:
print 'go backward'
if event.type == pygame.KEYUP:
print 'stop'
You'll need to play with pygame.KEYDOWN, pygame.KEYUP and pygame.key.set_repeat depending on how your car movement is implemented.

Faced a similar problem (I am no Python expert) but this worked for me
import pynput
from pynput import keyboard
def on_press(key):
try:
print('Key {0} pressed'.format(key.char))
#Add your code to drive motor
except AttributeError:
print('Key {0} pressed'.format(key))
#Add Code
def on_release(key):
print('{0} released'.format(key))
#Add your code to stop motor
if key == keyboard.Key.esc:
# Stop listener
# Stop the Robot Code
return False
# Collect events until released
with keyboard.Listener(
on_press=on_press,
on_release=on_release) as listener:
listener.join()

Binding key presses

I'm currently working on project where I ssh to a raspberry pi from my laptop to control some motors. I have written some code in Python that allows you to enter a letter and depending on the letter it moves forwards or backwards. However you have to press enter after every letter for the code to execute.
Is there a way that the interface detects letters without the need to press enter.
I know you can bind key presses in tkinter but I can not do that through ssh.
Thanks in advance

You could use the curses library for that.
You can grab the key that was pressed using the screen.getch() function. It will return the decimal code of the key (see ASCII Table).
An example:
import curses
screen = curses.initscr()
curses.cbreak()
screen.keypad(1)
key = ''
while key != ord('q'): # press <Q> to exit the program
key = screen.getch() # get the key
screen.addch(0, 0, key) # display it on the screen
screen.refresh()
# the same, but for <Up> and <Down> keys:
if key == curses.KEY_UP:
screen.addstr(0, 0, "Up")
elif key == curses.KEY_DOWN:
screen.addstr(0, 0, "Down")
curses.endwin()

Another option is sshkeyboard library. Simply pip install sshkeyboard, and then use the following code to detect key presses over SSH:
from sshkeyboard import listen_keyboard
def press(key):
print(f"'{key}' pressed")
def release(key):
print(f"'{key}' released")
listen_keyboard(
on_press=press,
on_release=release,
)
Inside def press you could have some logic to react to specific keys:
def press(key):
if key == "up":
print("up pressed")
elif key == "down":
print("down pressed")
elif key == "left":
print("left pressed")
elif key == "right":
print("right pressed")