movecursor.py

# A script used to move mouse cursor slightly 
# every 5 minites when there'is no mouse movement 
# to run in background under win32:
# pythonw.exe movecursor.py

import time
import win32gui
import win32api

def movecursor():
    lasttime = time.time()
    lastpos = win32api.GetCursorPos()

    diffinsecs =  5 * 60
    movedir = 1

    while True:
        curtime = time.time()
        timediff = curtime - lasttime
        curpos = win32api.GetCursorPos()

        if timediff >= diffinsecs:
            if curpos == lastpos:
                lasttime = curtime
                curpos = (curpos[0] + movedir, curpos[1] + movedir)
                movedir = movedir * -1
                win32api.SetCursorPos(curpos)
                # print lastpos, " -> ", curpos
                # print "movdir :", movedir
                # print "moved, now time\t", curtime
            lastpos = curpos
        else:  
            #print "will sleep ", diffinsecs - timediff, " sec"
            time.sleep(diffinsecs - timediff)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    movecursor()