🖱️ Dead Key Presser

🖱️ Dead Key Presser is a Python script for simulating dead key presses (such as SHIFT, ALT, CTRL, or CAPS LOCK) at regular intervals on Windows.

Table of contents

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Get started
• Command-line options
• Run and Test
• Credits
• License

Synopsis

Dead Key Presser is a tool that simulates pressing a "dead key" on your keyboard at regular intervals. It can simulate keys like SHIFT, ALT, CTRL, and CAPS LOCK, which are useful for keeping a session active or for automation purposes. This script is designed to work only on Windows using the win32com library for interacting with the Windows environment.

Requirements

• Windows OS (the script uses Windows-specific APIs)
• Python 3.x
• pywin32 (Python library for Windows COM objects)

You can install the necessary dependencies using:

pip install pywin32

Get started

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/dead-key-presser.git
   cd dead-key-presser

2. Install the required Python dependencies:

   pip install pywin32

3. Run the script to simulate pressing the SHIFT key every 60 seconds:

   python shift_key_presser.py --interval 60 --key shift

Command-line options

The script provides several options to configure the behavior:

• --interval: Set the time interval (in seconds) between key presses. Default is 60 seconds.
• --key: Choose which dead key to simulate. Available choices are:
  • shift: Left SHIFT key (default)
  • alt: ALT key
  • ctrl: CTRL key
  • capslock: CAPS LOCK key

Examples:

1. Simulate pressing the ALT key every 30 seconds:

   python shift_key_presser.py --interval 30 --key alt

2. Simulate pressing the CAPS LOCK key every 90 seconds:

   python shift_key_presser.py --interval 90 --key capslock

Run and Test

To run and test the script:

1. After installing the dependencies, you can run the script using the provided command-line options.
2. To test, open a text editor, run the script, and observe the simulated key presses.
3. Adjust the --interval and --key parameters to test different configurations.

Credits

Created by François-Xavier Michaud.
You can connect with me on LinkedIn.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

(c) 2023, François-Xavier Michaud