Using evdev for background script

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Using evdev for background script

hotcocoa
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Jun-19-2022, 10:41 PM

I figured it out. Looks like I can't delete a post, so I may as well provide the answer. To get exclusive access to a device, the following code worked well:

from evdev import ecodes, InputDevice
dev = InputDevice('/dev/input/by-id/[deviceID]')
dev.grab()

...and to release exclusive access...

dev.ungrab()

Simple enough!

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Using evdev for background script - by hotcocoa - Jun-18-2022, 09:46 PM

RE: Using evdev for background script - by hotcocoa - Jun-19-2022, 10:41 PM

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