Key Simulation and Text Input

def send(hotkey, do_press=True, do_release=True):
    """
    Sends OS events that perform the given hotkey.
    
    Parameters:
    - hotkey: Key name, scan code, or multi-key combination (e.g. 'ctrl+alt+del')
    - do_press: If True, send press events (default: True)
    - do_release: If True, send release events (default: True)
    
    Examples:
    - send('space')
    - send('ctrl+c')
    - send('alt+F4, enter')  # Multi-step sequence
    """

def press_and_release(hotkey, do_press=True, do_release=True):
    """Alias for send(). Sends complete press and release cycle."""

def press(hotkey):
    """
    Presses and holds down a hotkey (see send).
    
    Parameters:
    - hotkey: Key or key combination to press
    """

def release(hotkey):
    """
    Releases a hotkey (see send).
    
    Parameters:
    - hotkey: Key or key combination to release
    """

def is_pressed(hotkey):
    """
    Returns True if the key is pressed.
    
    Parameters:
    - hotkey: Key name, scan code, or combination to check
    
    Returns:
    bool: True if currently pressed
    
    Examples:
    - is_pressed('space')    # Single key
    - is_pressed('ctrl+c')   # Key combination
    """

def write(text, delay=0, restore_state_after=True, exact=None):
    """
    Sends artificial keyboard events to type the given text. Characters not
    available on the keyboard are typed as explicit unicode characters using
    OS-specific functionality.
    
    Parameters:
    - text: Text string to type
    - delay: Seconds to wait between keypresses (default: 0)
    - restore_state_after: Restore pressed keys after typing (default: True)
    - exact: Force unicode typing for all characters (default: platform-dependent)
    
    Notes:
    - All currently pressed keys are released before typing
    - Modifier keys are restored after typing if restore_state_after=True
    - Uses platform-specific unicode input methods for special characters
    """

def stash_state():
    """
    Builds a list of all currently pressed scan codes, releases them and returns
    the list. Pairs well with restore_state() and restore_modifiers().
    
    Returns:
    list: Currently pressed scan codes
    """

def restore_state(scan_codes):
    """
    Given a list of scan codes ensures these keys, and only these keys, are
    pressed. Pairs well with stash_state().
    
    Parameters:
    - scan_codes: List of scan codes to press
    """

def restore_modifiers(scan_codes):
    """
    Like restore_state(), but only restores modifier keys.
    
    Parameters:
    - scan_codes: List of scan codes to check for modifiers
    """

def remap_key(src, dst):
    """
    Whenever the key src is pressed or released, regardless of modifiers,
    press or release the hotkey dst instead.
    
    Parameters:
    - src: Source key to remap
    - dst: Destination hotkey to send instead
    
    Returns:
    Function to remove the remapping
    """

import keyboard

# Simple key presses
keyboard.press_and_release('space')
keyboard.send('enter')

# Key combinations
keyboard.send('ctrl+c')          # Copy
keyboard.send('ctrl+v')          # Paste  
keyboard.send('alt+tab')         # Window switch
keyboard.send('ctrl+alt+del')    # Secure attention sequence

# Multi-step sequences
keyboard.send('ctrl+f, hello, enter')  # Find "hello"

import keyboard

# Basic text input
keyboard.write('Hello, World!')

# Text with special characters
keyboard.write('Café, naïve, résumé')  # Unicode characters

# Controlled typing speed
keyboard.write('Slow typing...', delay=0.1)  # 100ms between characters

# Platform-specific unicode handling
keyboard.write('Mathematical: ∑, ∞, π', exact=True)  # Force unicode method

import keyboard

# Save current state
current_state = keyboard.stash_state()

# Perform some operations
keyboard.write('Some automated text')
keyboard.send('ctrl+s')  # Save

# Restore original key state
keyboard.restore_state(current_state)

import keyboard

# Remap Caps Lock to Ctrl
remove_remap = keyboard.remap_key('caps lock', 'ctrl')

print('Caps Lock now acts as Ctrl. Press ESC to exit.')
keyboard.wait('esc')

# Remove the remapping
remove_remap()

import keyboard

def check_modifier_combo():
    if keyboard.is_pressed('ctrl+shift'):
        print('Ctrl+Shift is pressed!')
    elif keyboard.is_pressed('ctrl'):
        print('Ctrl is pressed')
    elif keyboard.is_pressed('shift'):
        print('Shift is pressed')

# Check continuously
while True:
    check_modifier_combo()
    if keyboard.is_pressed('esc'):
        break

import keyboard
import time

def automated_data_entry():
    # Save current keyboard state
    saved_state = keyboard.stash_state()
    
    try:
        # Type form data with delays
        keyboard.write('John Doe', delay=0.05)
        keyboard.send('tab')
        time.sleep(0.1)
        
        keyboard.write('john.doe@example.com', delay=0.03)
        keyboard.send('tab')
        time.sleep(0.1)
        
        keyboard.write('555-123-4567', delay=0.05)
        keyboard.send('tab')
        
        # Submit form
        keyboard.send('enter')
        
    finally:
        # Restore original keyboard state
        keyboard.restore_modifiers(saved_state)

# Trigger automation with hotkey
keyboard.add_hotkey('ctrl+shift+f', automated_data_entry)
keyboard.wait('esc')

def key_to_scan_codes(key, error_if_missing=True):
    """
    Returns a list of scan codes associated with this key (name or scan code).
    
    Parameters:
    - key: Key name, scan code, or list of keys
    - error_if_missing: Raise error if key not found (default: True)
    
    Returns:
    tuple: Scan codes for the key
    """

def parse_hotkey(hotkey):
    """
    Parses a user-provided hotkey into nested tuples representing the
    parsed structure, with the bottom values being lists of scan codes.
    
    Parameters:
    - hotkey: Hotkey string to parse (e.g., 'ctrl+shift+a, alt+b')
    
    Returns:
    tuple: Parsed hotkey structure
    """

def normalize_name(name):
    """
    Given a key name, clean up the string and convert to canonical
    representation if one is known.
    
    Parameters:
    - name: Key name to normalize
    
    Returns:
    str: Normalized key name
    """

def is_modifier(key):
    """
    Returns True if key is a scan code or name of a modifier key.
    
    Parameters:
    - key: Key name or scan code to check
    
    Returns:
    bool: True if key is a modifier
    """

def parse_hotkey_combinations(hotkey):
    """
    Parses a user-provided hotkey. Instead of each step being a list of the
    different scan codes for each key, each step is a list of all possible
    combinations of those scan codes.
    
    Parameters:
    - hotkey: Hotkey string to parse
    
    Returns:
    tuple: All possible scan code combinations for the hotkey
    
    Note: This is used internally for hotkey matching optimization.
    """

def call_later(fn, args=(), delay=0.001):
    """
    Calls the provided function in a new thread after waiting some time.
    Useful for giving the system some time to process an event, without blocking
    the current execution flow.
    
    Parameters:
    - fn: Function to call
    - args: Arguments to pass to function (default: empty tuple)
    - delay: Delay in seconds before calling function (default: 0.001)
    
    Examples:
    call_later(print, args=['Hello after delay'])
    call_later(lambda: keyboard.send('enter'), delay=0.5)
    """