Python Console: Detect Ctrl X Key Press Event

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I want to detect if Ctrl + X is clicked so that I can exit my Python application. I don't know how to do it? Please help.

What have you tried so far? What kind of application? Command line or gui based? — Alex, Aug 21 '18 at 10:24
Standard behaviour on linux and macos is to stop things in the command line with Ctrl+C. Why do you want to switch to Ctrl+X? — Alex, Aug 21 '18 at 10:29
@Alex -- Because it is a requirement of our teacher as pat of our assignment. — alyssaeliyah, Aug 21 '18 at 10:31

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 21 '18 at 11:04

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Have you thought about using a function like the ones discussed here? Python read a single character from the user

Or maybe you could use curses.

Either way you would just need to find the key code for ctrl-X, it's 24.

answered Aug 21 '18 at 11:04

onlynx76

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 22 '18 at 10:59

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The simple and the best option is to use the module keyboard. Install it using pip install keyboard.
Use the following code at the start of your code:

import keyboard as k
k.add_hotkey("ctrl+x",lambda: quit())

#Your code....

Well, it works easily, but, it will read keys from the whole windows. For example the program is running and you are using notepad currently and you pressed ctrl+x , then the python program will close too.

answered Aug 22 '18 at 10:59

Nouman

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Requires ROOT ... `raise OSError("Error 13 - Must be run as administrator")` – Yzmir Ramirez Apr 26 '20 at 00:59
@YzmirRamirez Are you using linux? – Nouman Apr 26 '20 at 17:23

Python Console: Detect Ctrl X Key Press Event

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