Unable to run 'keyboard.is_pressed' on Mac

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Im trying to make a script where every time I press x, it prints y.

When I run the code:

import keyboard

if keyboard.is_pressed('x'):
    print ("y")

The console outputs:

   raise OSError("Error 13 - Must be run as administrator")
OSError: Error 13 - Must be run as administrator

Thanks!

keyboard macos python
2 Answers

You can't run a script with virtual keyboard inputs like you regular python file in the macOS terminal due to a security feature.

Let's assume your filename is script.py.

If you type

python3 script.py

macOS would view this as a security breach as recording keyboard inputs (like keyboard.is_pressed('x')) is a typical method for recording someone's password as they type it in on a website, application, etc.

To prevent that error, you'd need to run the file as an administrator.

To do so, type:

sudo python3 script.py

It will ask you for your user's password and then proceed to execute the code.

user_115827510

The keyboard module registers global key events (they trigger without application focus) and this requires administrator permissions under MacOS.

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