Python keyboard包是否已更新支持macOS系统？

Hey there! Let me break down the current state of macOS support for the keyboard Python module for you:

• Official macOS support is still missing: As of 2024, the mainline keyboard module doesn’t natively support macOS. This boils down to two main reasons: macOS’s strict security requirements (like mandatory accessibility permissions for input monitoring) and the huge differences between its low-level input APIs compared to Windows and Linux—something the core maintainers haven’t fully addressed yet.

• Workarounds & reliable alternatives:

  • Use pynput: This is a robust cross-platform alternative that fully supports macOS. It handles both keyboard monitoring and simulation, and aligns with most use cases you’d have for the keyboard module. Here’s a quick example to listen for key presses:

    from pynput.keyboard import Listener, Key
    
    def on_press(key):
        try:
            print(f"Alphanumeric key pressed: {key.char}")
        except AttributeError:
            print(f"Special key pressed: {key}")
    
    def on_release(key):
        if key == Key.esc:
            # Stop the listener when Escape is pressed
            return False
    
    # Start listening for key events
    with Listener(on_press=on_press, on_release=on_release) as listener:
        listener.join()
    

  • Explore community forks: A few independent developers have created forks of the keyboard module with partial macOS support. Just note these aren’t officially maintained, so they might have stability gaps or require extra setup steps.
  • Don’t skip permissions: Any input-monitoring tool on macOS needs you to enable Accessibility permissions for your Python interpreter or IDE in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility. Without this, no module will be able to detect key presses properly.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Derek Jin