pygs provides cross-platform global hotkey / shortcuts for python using PyQt4.

pygs is a wrapper for libqxt’s QxtGlobalShortcut.

My aim is to provide cross-platform support for global hotkeys (shortcuts) in python. Ideally I would like to remove the PyQt4 and libqxt dependency but that remains a (distant) future goal. I believe it is definitely possible and potentially quite useful though.

Requirements
_{sufficient not necessary}

1. Python 2.6
2. Qt
3. SIP
4. PyQt4

Mac and Linux

To Install
make

make install

Windows

To Install
make -f Makefile.windows

make -f Makefile.windows install

See examples/simple.py

python simple.py

ctrl+alt+s – activate shortcut
ctrl+alt+f – quit application

NOTE: ctrl maps to COMMAND on macs!!!! Yeah this is crazy confusing. But it’s Qt not me :)

pygs uses

• Nokia’s Qt

• Riverbank Computing Limited’s SIP

• Riverbank Computing Limited’s PyQt4

• libqxt

Thanks!

pygs – Python bindings to libqxt’s QxtGlobalShortcut using SIP and PyQt4. In other words, global hotkeys for PyQt4
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Copyright © 2010 J. Matt Peterson

You may use pygs under the terms of the General Public License (GPL) Version 2 or you may contact the author for permission or a commercial license. The commercial license option is specifically provided for those who are unable or unwilling to use the GPL.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt