can python do some kernel stuff?

[Jimmy]

On May 23, 3:05 pm, Andrew Lee <fiacre.patr... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jimmy wrote:
> > Hi to all
>
> > python now has grown to a versatile language that can
> > accomplish tasks for many different purposes. However,
> > AFAIK, little is known about its ability of kernel coding.
>
> > So I am wondering if python can do some kernel coding that
> > used to be the private garden of C/C++. For example, can python
> > intercept the input of keyboard on a system level? someone told me
> > it's a kernel thing, isn't it?
>
> http://wiki.python.org/moin/elmer

well, straightly speaking, how can I know a key is pressed on a system-
level if
using python?