directkeys.py

# direct inputs
# source to this solution and code:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14489013/simulate-python-keypresses-for-controlling-a-game
# http://www.gamespp.com/directx/directInputKeyboardScanCodes.html

import ctypes
import time

SendInput = ctypes.windll.user32.SendInput


W = 0x11
A = 0x1E
S = 0x1F
D = 0x20
SCANCODES = {
    'ETR':  0x1C,
    'ESC':  0x01,
    '1':    0x02,
    '2':    0x03,
    '3':    0x04,
    '4':    0x05,
    '5':    0x06,
    '6':    0x07,
    '7':    0x08,
    '8':    0x09,
    '9': 0x0A,
    '0': 0x0B,
    'q': 0x10,
    'w': 0x11,
    'e': 0x12,
    'r': 0x13,
    't': 0x14,
    'y': 0x15,
    'u': 0x16,
    'i': 0x17,
    'o': 0x18,
    'p': 0x19,
    'a': 0x1E,
    's': 0x1F,
    'd': 0x20,
    'f': 0x21,
    'g': 0x22,
    'h': 0x23,
    'j': 0x24,
    'k': 0x25,
    'l': 0x26,
    'z': 0x2C,
    'x': 0x2D,
    'c': 0x2E,
    'v': 0x2F,
    'b': 0x30,
    'n': 0x31,
    'm': 0x32,
    ',': 0x33,
    '.': 0x34,
    ' ': 0x39,
    'UP':   0xC8,
    'DOWN': 0xD0,
    'LEFT': 0xCB,
    'RIGHT':    0xCD,
    'LSHIFT':   0x2A,
    'LCONTROL': 0x1D


}
# C struct redefinitions
PUL = ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ulong)
class KeyBdInput(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("wVk", ctypes.c_ushort),
                ("wScan", ctypes.c_ushort),
                ("dwFlags", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("time", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("dwExtraInfo", PUL)]

class HardwareInput(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("uMsg", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("wParamL", ctypes.c_short),
                ("wParamH", ctypes.c_ushort)]

class MouseInput(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("dx", ctypes.c_long),
                ("dy", ctypes.c_long),
                ("mouseData", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("dwFlags", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("time",ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("dwExtraInfo", PUL)]

class Input_I(ctypes.Union):
    _fields_ = [("ki", KeyBdInput),
                 ("mi", MouseInput),
                 ("hi", HardwareInput)]

class Input(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("type", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("ii", Input_I)]

# Actuals Functions

def PressKey(hexKeyCode):
    extra = ctypes.c_ulong(0)
    ii_ = Input_I()
    ii_.ki = KeyBdInput( 0, hexKeyCode, 0x0008, 0, ctypes.pointer(extra) )
    x = Input( ctypes.c_ulong(1), ii_ )
    ctypes.windll.user32.SendInput(1, ctypes.pointer(x), ctypes.sizeof(x))

def ReleaseKey(hexKeyCode):
    extra = ctypes.c_ulong(0)
    ii_ = Input_I()
    ii_.ki = KeyBdInput( 0, hexKeyCode, 0x0008 | 0x0002, 0, ctypes.pointer(extra) )
    x = Input( ctypes.c_ulong(1), ii_ )
    ctypes.windll.user32.SendInput(1, ctypes.pointer(x), ctypes.sizeof(x))