pyHook Example - Capture Mouse and Keyboard Events in Windows using Python

Here is a sample python program to capture mouse and keyboard events in windows.


import os
import time
import pyHook # http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyhook/
from win32gui import GetWindowRect, GetClassName, GetWindowText

curTime = time.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S", time.localtime(time.time()))

if not os.path.exists("Messages"):
os.mkdir("Messages")

f = open("Messages\\messages"+ curTime +".txt", "w")

def Log(logStr):
print str(logStr)
f.write(logStr + "\n")


def OnMouseEvent(event):
Log('MessageName:' + str(event.MessageName))
Log('Message:' + str(event.Message))
Log('Time:' + str(event.Time))
Log('Window:' + str(event.Window))
if event.Window != 0:
Log('Window Rect:' + str( GetWindowRect(event.Window)))
Log('Window Class Name:' + str( GetClassName(event.Window)))
#Log('Window Text:' + str( GetWindowText(event.Window)))
Log('WindowName:' + str(event.WindowName))
Log('Position:' + str(event.Position))
Log('Wheel:' + str(event.Wheel))
Log('Injected:' + str(event.Injected))
Log('---')

# return True to pass the event to other handlers
# return False to stop the event from propagating
return True

def OnKeyboardEvent(event):
Log('MessageName:' + str(event.MessageName))
Log('Message:' + str(event.Message))
Log('Time:' + str(event.Time))
Log('Window:' + str(event.Window))
if event.Window != 0:
Log('Window Rect:' + str( GetWindowRect(event.Window)))
Log('Window Class Name:' + str( GetClassName(event.Window)))
#Log('Window Text:' + str( GetWindowText(event.Window)))
Log('WindowName:' + str(event.WindowName))
Log('Ascii:' + str( event.Ascii) + str( chr(event.Ascii)))
Log('Key:' + str( event.Key))
Log('KeyID:' + str( event.KeyID))
Log('ScanCode:' + str( event.ScanCode))
Log('Extended:' + str( event.Extended))
Log('Injected:' + str( event.Injected))
Log('Alt' + str( event.Alt))
Log('Transition' + str( event.Transition))
Log('---')

# return True to pass the event to other handlers
# return False to stop the event from propagating
return True

# create the hook mananger
hm = pyHook.HookManager()
# register two callbacks
hm.MouseAllButtonsDown = OnMouseEvent
hm.KeyDown = OnKeyboardEvent

# hook into the mouse and keyboard events
hm.HookMouse()
hm.HookKeyboard()

if __name__ == '__main__':
import pythoncom
pythoncom.PumpMessages()

My second open source project - Eyecare

I have released my second software "Eyecare". Here is the information about the software.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/eyecare/

* Simple application to take care of your eyes while working n computers for long time.

* This application sits in System Tray and keeps displaying a blank screen after every 20 minutes for 20 seconds.
Currently, this interval time is hard-coded/not configurable.

* Please stretch your legs, look at distance objects, move eyes around, *blink* your eyes and relax yourself during the rest duration.

* Incase you are doing very very important work and don't want the software to disturb you, you can disable blank screen display
by selecting "Disable" option in the system tray icon.
Even if the blank screen is displayed, you can still come out by clicking on the blank window and pressing "ESC" button/ by selecting "Close" option
from "File" Menu.
* My personal recommendation is not disable the software. Because of the "Breakout Principle" http://www.google.co.in/search?q=breakout+principle

* Initially, I have choosen "wxPython" to get the cross platform software. But, now there are some issues in linux machines :(.
Looking for supporting linux environment too.

Wish-List:
* Customizable timing.
* Still counting :)

Take care your vision!