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Simulating key presses aren't working on mac (python)

I have this code which should simulate a key press, but it is not working and I don't know why. My IDE has access to monitor input to the keyboard in system preferences. When I use keyboard.type("sentence") it works but does not type the first two characters. I am very confused as to why. Any help is appreciated

import time
from pynput.keyboard import Key, Controller


keyboard = Controller()
time.sleep(2)
keyboard.press('a')
keyboard.release('a')
Solution

  • Does your IDE have the permission: system preferences/Security & Privacy/Accessibilty? (macOS)