Using PyUserInput to Simulate Mouse and Keyboard Operations in Python

PyUserInput is a lightweight Python library that combines PyMouse and PyKeyboard to simulate mouse and keyboard actions, useful for automating repetitive tasks or creating simple game scripts.

Installation – Different operating systems require different dependencies: Linux needs Xlib, macOS needs Quartz and AppKit, and Windows needs pywin32 (pre‑installed) plus pyHook. After downloading the appropriate pyHook‑xxx.whl file, install it with pip install xxxxxx.whl , then install the library itself with pip install PyUserInput .

Basic Usage – Import the modules and create objects:

<code>from pymouse import PyMouse
from pykeyboard import PyKeyboard

m = PyMouse()
k = PyKeyboard()</code>

Mouse control – Get screen size, move the cursor, and click:

<code>x_dim, y_dim = m.screen_size()  # get screen size
m.move(100, 100)                # move to (100,100)
m.click(100, 100, 1, 1)         # left‑click once at (100,100)</code>

Keyboard control – Type strings and press/release keys:

<code>k.type_string("Laofei NB!")   # type a string
k.press_key("S")               # press S
k.release_key("S")             # release S
k.tap_key("S")                 # tap S</code>

Combination keys work as well; for example, copying with Ctrl+C can be done by pressing the control key, tapping "c", and releasing the control key:

<code>k.press_key(k.control_key)
k.tap_key('c')
k.release_key(k.control_key)</code>

Login Simulation Example – The script moves the mouse to the email field, clicks, types the address, moves to the password field, types the password, drags a slider, and finally clicks the login button:

<code># input email and password
m.move(590,370)
m.click(590,370,1,1)
k.type_string('[email protected]')
time.sleep(1)
m.move(590,440)
m.click(590,440,1,1)
k.type_string('memeda')
time.sleep(1)
# drag slider
m.move(590,510)
m.press(590,510,1)
time.sleep(1)
m.move(1000,500)
time.sleep(2)
# click login button
m.click(590,600)</code>

The script demonstrates how PyUserInput can replace Selenium for simple UI automation tasks.