cocoa_keypress_monitor.py

__author__ = 'MarkusTenghamn'
# cocoa_keypress_monitor.py by Bjarte Johansen is licensed under a
# License: http://ljos.mit-license.org/

# add the terminal application you run python from to application that are allowed to control your computer. This can be done in System Preferences > Privacy > Accessability.

from AppKit import NSApplication, NSApp
from Foundation import NSObject, NSLog
from Cocoa import NSEvent, NSKeyDownMask
from PyObjCTools import AppHelper

class AppDelegate(NSObject):
    def applicationDidFinishLaunching_(self, notification):
        mask = NSKeyDownMask
        NSEvent.addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask_handler_(mask, handler)

def handler(event):
    try:
        print event.keyCode()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        AppHelper.stopEventLoop()

def main():
    app = NSApplication.sharedApplication()
    delegate = AppDelegate.alloc().init()
    NSApp().setDelegate_(delegate)
    AppHelper.runEventLoop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()