ubuntu python script use PyAutoGui to press some buttons not run when make the focus on the sublime text editor

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I wrote this script in python

import pyautogui
import time

time.sleep(.1)
pyautogui.keyDown("ctrl")
pyautogui.press("a")
pyautogui.keyUp("ctrl")
pyautogui.press("c")
pyautogui.press("p")
pyautogui.press("p")
pyautogui.press("t")
pyautogui.press("enter")

pyautogui.keyDown("ctrl")
pyautogui.keyDown("shift")
pyautogui.press(",")
pyautogui.keyUp("ctrl")
pyautogui.keyUp("shift")
pyautogui.press("tab")

And I created a shortcut in ubuntu to run it. python3 Scripts/cpp.py

The script works correctly when I make focus on any text element (on the browser for example). But when I make focus on the sublime text or any other text editor It does not work.

What is the reason for this issue?

(This script makes sense and do something useful for me)

Asked By: Omar_Hafez

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Answer 1

If you’re running your program as administrator, pyautogui won’t be able to interact with it. This can catch people out pretty easily because you can set certain programs to always run as administrator, so it won’t be the first thing you think of. This is the case for Windows anyway.

On Ubuntu, from your experience, it seems like it is actually important to run it as an admin. So I guess in general keep the privileges in mind when you have programs interacting with other programs.

Also, your script can be cleaned up a bit.

# Probably a good idea to have a bit of a slightly longer sleep.
time.sleep(0.3)
#pyautogui.keyDown("ctrl")
#pyautogui.press("a")
#pyautogui.keyUp("ctrl")
# Is equivalent to
pyautogui.hotkey("ctrl", "a")

# The next block looks like you're writing text.  So write some text.
#pyautogui.press("c")
#pyautogui.press("p")
#pyautogui.press("p") 
#pyautogui.press("t")
pyautogui.write("cppt")
pyautogui.press("enter")

#pyautogui.keyDown("ctrl")
#pyautogui.keyDown("shift")
#pyautogui.press(",")
#pyautogui.keyUp("ctrl")
#pyautogui.keyUp("shift")
# Again, use a hotkey here.
pyautogui.hotkey("ctrl", "shift", ",")
pyautogui.press("tab")

Answered By: Cold Fish

ubuntu python script use PyAutoGui to press some buttons not run when make the focus on the sublime text editor

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