linux-disable/enable-laptop-internal-keyboard

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python
#encoding: utf-8

import subprocess
import sys

keyboard_id = subprocess.check_output("xinput list | grep 'AT Translated Set' | cut -f2 | cut -d'=' -f2",shell=True).decode('utf-8').strip('\n')
master_keyboard_id = subprocess.check_output("xinput list | grep 'master keyboard' | cut -f2 | cut -d'=' -f2",shell=True).decode('utf-8').strip('\n')
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    if(sys.argv[1] == 'detach'):
        subprocess.run("xinput float " + str(keyboard_id),shell=True)
        print("disable keyboard")
    elif (sys.argv[1] == 'reattach'):
        command = "xinput reattach " + str(keyboard_id) + ' ' + str(master_keyboard_id)
        print(command)
        subprocess.run(command,shell=True)
        print("enable keyboard")
    else:
        print(sys.argv[0] + " detach/reattach ")
else:
    subprocess.run("xinput float " + str(keyboard_id),shell=True)
    print("disable keyboard")