mouse control with python

[Ken Favrow]

Very nice. Very helpful! Thank you!!

I ran around looking at ctypes and the User32 dll looking for mouse click
control and couldn't find anything. Is there a way for me to send a mouse
click too?


"Richie Hindle" <richie at entrian.com> wrote in message
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>
> [Ken]
> > Is there a way I can control the mouse with python?
>
> I assume you're on Windows.  Here's how to move the mouse:
>
> >>> from ctypes import *
> >>> windll.user32.SetCursorPos(100, 100)
>
> You can get ctypes from http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/
>
> As an added bonus, here's something that moves it relative to the
> currently-focussed window, which is probably useful for what you want
> (note that this one doesn't work on 95 or NT4 pre SP3, and it could use
> some error handling).
>
> from ctypes import *
>
> user32 = windll.user32
> kernel32 = windll.kernel32
>
> class RECT(Structure):
>     _fields_ = [
>         ("left", c_ulong),
>         ("top", c_ulong),
>         ("right", c_ulong),
>         ("bottom", c_ulong)
>     ]
>
> class GUITHREADINFO(Structure):
>     _fields_ = [
>         ("cbSize", c_ulong),
>         ("flags", c_ulong),
>         ("hwndActive", c_ulong),
>         ("hwndFocus", c_ulong),
>         ("hwndCapture", c_ulong),
>         ("hwndMenuOwner", c_ulong),
>         ("hwndMoveSize", c_ulong),
>         ("hwndCaret", c_ulong),
>         ("rcCaret", RECT)
>     ]
>
> def moveCursorInCurrentWindow(x, y):
>     # Find the focussed window.
>     guiThreadInfo = GUITHREADINFO(cbSize=sizeof(GUITHREADINFO))
>     user32.GetGUIThreadInfo(0, byref(guiThreadInfo))
>     focussedWindow = guiThreadInfo.hwndFocus
>
>     # Find the screen position of the window.
>     windowRect = RECT()
>     user32.GetWindowRect(focussedWindow, byref(windowRect))
>
>     # Finally, move the cursor relative to the window.
>     user32.SetCursorPos(windowRect.left + x, windowRect.top + y)
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>     # Quick test.
>     moveCursorInCurrentWindow(100, 100)
>
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> --
> Richie Hindle
> richie at entrian.com
>
>