Creating a custom Keyboard Interrupt key in Python

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I posted this question a few days ago but I did not get an exact answer all I got is some unexplained code from the user, Jimmy Fraiture

Here is the code that he provided:

from pynput.keyboard import Listener

def on_press(key):
    # check that it is the key you want and exit your script for example



with Listener(on_press=on_press) as listener:
    listener.join()

# do your stuff here
while True:
    pass

I got the code but I did not know how to use it like if I had a while loop how to I set up my space key to break this loop or to be the Keyboard Interrupt key please someone explain the code or provide an answer I would be very grateful

Does this answer your question? Is it possible to create a custom Keyboard Interrupt key in Python? — Chrimle
– Chrimle, Commented Jan 2, 2022 at 16:03
This was autogenerated, because I flagged your post. You should not create duplicate questions. Regardless if you never get an answer, or you don't understand it. You keep it there, it is a waste of time for everyone to have two identical posts. If you don't like the answer, wait for a new one (in the original post), don't create a new one. — Chrimle
– Chrimle, Commented Jan 2, 2022 at 16:06
@Chrimle I am sorry but its kind of dead and also this is not the same question my question is to explain the code I provided because I don't know how to work it's not a duplicate question — SAM Acc
– SAM Acc, Commented Jan 2, 2022 at 16:10
5 days ago? Nah, you haven't seen anything yet. There are questions that were posted years ago that still have no answer. Let's continue the discussion in the original thread. — Chrimle
– Chrimle, Commented Jan 2, 2022 at 16:22

Feras Alfrih · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-02 17:05:08Z

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is this what you are looking for?

import keyboard  # using module keyboard
from pynput.keyboard import Listener
    
    
def on_press(key):
    if keyboard.is_pressed("s"):  # if key 's' is pressed
        exit()
        


with Listener(on_press=on_press) as listener:
    listener.join()

to use while loop, you should remove the listener

import keyboard  # using module keyboard
from pynput.keyboard import Listener


while True:
    if keyboard.is_pressed("s"):  # if key 's' is pressed
        exit()

edited Jan 2, 2022 at 17:05

answered Jan 2, 2022 at 16:25

Feras Alfrih

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4 Comments

SAM Acc Over a year ago

that will only run my script if I press s

Feras Alfrih Over a year ago

it will exit your script if you press s

Feras Alfrih Over a year ago

sry I didn't test my code with while True... it didn't work until i removed that line

SAM Acc Over a year ago

thank you this worked

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