Controlling mouse with Python

Tested on WinXP, Python 2.6 (3.x also tested) after installing pywin32 (pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe in my case):

import win32api, win32con
def click(x,y):
    win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
    win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,x,y,0,0)
    win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0)
click(10,10)

You can use win32api or ctypes module to use win32 apis for controlling mouse or any gui

Here is a fun example to control mouse using win32api:

import win32api
import time
import math

for i in range(500):
    x = int(500+math.sin(math.pi*i/100)*500)
    y = int(500+math.cos(i)*100)
    win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
    time.sleep(.01)

A click using ctypes:

import ctypes

# see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646260(VS.85).aspx for details
ctypes.windll.user32.SetCursorPos(100, 20)
ctypes.windll.user32.mouse_event(2, 0, 0, 0,0) # left down
ctypes.windll.user32.mouse_event(4, 0, 0, 0,0) # left up

As of 2022, you can use mouse:

import mouse
mouse.move("500", "500")
mouse.click() # default to left click
# mouse.right_click()
# mouse.double_click(button='left')
# mouse.double_click(button='right')
# mouse.press(button='left')
# mouse.release(button='left')

Full Api documentation

Features

• Global event hook on all mice devices (captures events regardless of focus).
• Listen and sends mouse events.
• Works with Windows and Linux (requires sudo).
• Pure Python, no C modules to be compiled.
• Zero dependencies. Trivial to install and deploy, just copy the files.
• Python 2 and 3
• Includes high level API (e.g. record and play).
• Events automatically captured in separate thread, doesn't block main program.
• Tested and documented.

Installation

• Windows: pip install mouse
• Linux: sudo pip install mouse

Linux

from Xlib import X, display
d = display.Display()
s = d.screen()
root = s.root
root.warp_pointer(300,300)
d.sync()

Source: Python mouse move in 5 lines of code (Linux only).

Pynput is the best solution I have found, both for Windows and for Mac. Super easy to program, and works very well.

For example,

from pynput.mouse import Button, Controller

mouse = Controller()

# Read pointer position
print('The current pointer position is {0}'.format(
    mouse.position))

# Set pointer position
mouse.position = (10, 20)
print('Now we have moved it to {0}'.format(
    mouse.position))

# Move pointer relative to current position
mouse.move(5, -5)

# Press and release
mouse.press(Button.left)
mouse.release(Button.left)

# Double click; this is different from pressing and releasing
# twice on Mac OSX
mouse.click(Button.left, 2)

# Scroll two steps down
mouse.scroll(0, 2)

The accepted answer worked for me but it was unstable (sometimes clicks wouldn't regsiter) so I added an additional MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP . Then it was working reliably

import win32api, win32con
def click(x,y):
    win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
    win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0) 
    win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,x,y,0,0)
    win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0)
click(10,10)

Another alternative would be mouse library, I personally use it as it is relatively simple and cross-platform.

Here is how you can use it:

import mouse
# move 100 right and 100 down with a duration of 0.5 seconds
mouse.move(100, 100, absolute=False, duration=0.5)
# left click
mouse.click('left')
# right click
mouse.click('right')

Here is the source: How to Control your Mouse in Python

import ctypes
from time import sleep

SetCursorPos = ctypes.windll.user32.SetCursorPos
print("Woohoo!\nTake Rest!\nMouse pointer will keep moving!\n\nPress ctrl+c to stop...!")
while True:
    SetCursorPos(300, 300)
    sleep(2)
    SetCursorPos(500, 500)
    sleep(4)

If you want to move the mouse, use this:

import pyautogui
pyautogui.moveTo(x,y)

If you want to click, use this:

import pyautogui
pyautogui.click(x,y)

If you don't have pyautogui installed, you must have python attached to CMD. Go to CMD and write: pip install pyautogui

This will install pyautogui for Python 2.x.

For Python 3.x, you will probably have to use pip3 install pyautogui or python3 -m pip install pyautogui.

very easy 1- install pakage :

pip install mouse

2- add library to project :

import mouse

3- use it for example :

mouse.right_click()

in this url describe all function that you can use it :

https://github.com/boppreh/mouse

Move Mouse Randomly On Screen

It will move the mouse randomly on screen according to your screen resolution. check code below.

Install pip install pyautogui using this command.

import pyautogui
import time
import random as rnd

#calculate height and width of screen
w, h = list(pyautogui.size())[0], list(pyautogui.size())[1]

while True:
    time.sleep(1)
    #move mouse at random location in screen, change it to your preference
    pyautogui.moveTo(rnd.randrange(0, w), 
                     rnd.randrange(0, h))#, duration = 0.1)

If you need to work with games. As explained in this post https://www.learncodebygaming.com/blog/pyautogui-not-working-use-directinput, some games like Minecraft or Fortnite have their own way of registering mouse / keyboard events. The way to control mouse and keyboard events is by using the brand new PyDirectInput library. Their github repository is https://github.com/learncodebygaming/pydirectinput, and has a lot of great information.
Here's a quick code that does a mouse loop, and clicks:

import pydirectinput  # pip install pydirectinput


pydirectinput.moveTo(0, 500)
pydirectinput.click()

try using pyautogui, easy and also you can simulate pressing keys on keaboard

Try Clicknium, https://www.clicknium.com/documents/references/python/mouse/ It can control the mouse and keyboard and help you to locate the UI elements in web browsers and desktop applications.

This is a sample of moving the mouse along a circle

from time import sleep
import math
from clicknium import clicknium as cc
def circle():
    a,b = cc.mouse.position()
    w = 20  
    m = (2*math.pi)/w 
    r = 200      

    while 1:    
        for i in range(0, w+1):
            x = int(a+r*math.sin(m*i))  
            y = int(b+r*math.cos(m*i))
            cc.mouse.move(x,y)
            sleep(0.2)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    circle()