Mouse control with python

Question

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and working with python 2. I would like to be able to control my mouse, and I have found several different python modules intended to do this, but cannot get them to work.

I installed dogtail, but when I try:

dogtail.rawinput.click(x,y)

I get:

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'rawinput'

I then tried pymouse and although I used pip to install it when I import pymouse:

from pymouse import PyMouse

I get:

TypeError: Object value must be tuple, dictionary or DictWrapper: 0

I tried the uinput module as well but the mouse commands only seemed to work when placed in a loop, which is frustrating/ridiculous.

If anyone knows how to fix either of those problems/what I'm doing wrong/better or easier to use modules I would much appreciate the help.

Answer 1

I'll assume that my problem is the same as yours, given the limited error information. The full exception and traceback I got was:

>>> import pymouse
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pymouse/__init__.py", line 95, in <module>
    from unix import PyMouse, PyMouseEvent
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pymouse/unix.py", line 53, in <module>
    class PyMouseEvent(PyMouseEventMeta):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pymouse/unix.py", line 66, in PyMouseEvent
    'client_died': False,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/ext/record.py", line 121, in create_context
    ranges = ranges)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1403, in __init__
    self._binary = apply(self._request.to_binary, args, keys)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1088, in to_binary
    return apply(self.to_binary, varargs, keys)
  File "<string>", line 3, in to_binary
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 523, in pack_value
    data.append(self.type.pack_value(v))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1102, in pack_value
    return apply(self.to_binary, (), value)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 1088, in to_binary
    return apply(self.to_binary, varargs, keys)
  File "<string>", line 4, in to_binary
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 573, in check_value
    vals.append(f.check_value(val[i]))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Xlib/protocol/rq.py", line 582, in check_value
    raise TypeError('Object value must be tuple, dictionary or DictWrapper: %s' % val)
TypeError: Object value must be tuple, dictionary or DictWrapper: 0

Note the exception occurs in Xlib. I had version 0.15rc1 installed. Downgrading to 0.14 fixed the problem.

Answer 2

this is my piece of code

from pymouse import PyMouse
m = PyMouse()
m.click(654, 169,1) 

the first two arguments ar for X,Y the last argument to define wich click 1=left click 2=right i wish it helps

m.click(x,y,click)

Answer 3

I recomend you install pyautogui. You can control mouse and write.

Example:

import pyautogui as py
py.move(x,y) #it moves the mouse
py.click(x,y) #click the mouse on a position
py.write('write this') #Write
py.press('enter') #press a key (enter in this case)

Answer 4

use pynput . It can control mouse, keyboard, etc.

examples:

mouse = Controller()
# Set pointer position
mouse.position = (10, 20)
# Press and release
mouse.press(Button.left)
mouse.release(Button.left)