evdev

import evdev from evdev import InputDevice, categorize, ecodes import os # Listing accessible event devices print('Listing available input devices:') devices = [InputDevice(path) for path in evdev.list_devices()] if not devices: print("No input devices found. Ensure your user has read/write access to /dev/input/ and devices are connected.") for device in devices: print(f"{device.path}: {device.name} ({device.phys})") # Example: Reading events from the first available keyboard-like device # (You might need to adjust the path or device selection for your system) keyboard_device = None for device in devices: # Heuristic: look for devices with EV_KEY (keyboard events) if ecodes.EV_KEY in device.capabilities(): keyboard_device = device break if keyboard_device: print(f"\nReading events from: {keyboard_device.path} - {keyboard_device.name}") print("Press Ctrl+C to stop.") try: for event in keyboard_device.read_loop(): if event.type == ecodes.EV_KEY: key_event = categorize(event) if key_event.keystate == key_event.key_down: print(f"Key pressed: {key_event.keycode} (Scancode: {key_event.scancode})") elif event.type == ecodes.EV_REL: # Example for mouse movement if event.code == ecodes.REL_X: print(f"Mouse X movement: {event.value}") elif event.code == ecodes.REL_Y: print(f"Mouse Y movement: {event.value}") # Add more event types (EV_ABS, EV_SYN, etc.) as needed except PermissionError: print(f"\nPermission denied for {keyboard_device.path}. Ensure your user is in the 'input' group.") except OSError as e: print(f"\nError reading device: {e}. Device might have been unplugged or is inaccessible.") except KeyboardInterrupt: print("\nStopped reading events.") else: print("\nNo suitable keyboard-like input device found to demonstrate event reading.")