# HotKeyPython

- `Download example`

Demonstrates how to use Carbon global hot keys from a PyObjC application. Also demonstrates how to use a `NSApplication` subclass.

Note

Requires Python 2.x because the code uses the Carbon package that was removed in Python 3.0.

Not only that, you need to run the example in 32-bit mode as well because some of the Carbon function’s aren’t available in 64-bit mode.

## Sources

### HotKey.py

    """HotKey.py

    An example that shows how to use Carbon HotKeys from a PyObjC application,
    and how to use an NSApplication subclass.

    To build the demo program, run this line in Terminal.app:

        $ python setup.py py2app -A

    This creates a directory "dist" containing HotKey.app. (The
    -A option causes the files to be symlinked to the .app bundle instead
    of copied. This means you don't have to rebuild the app if you edit the
    sources or nibs.)

    NOTE: This example requires Python 2 because it uses the "Carbon"
          module that was removed in Python 3.
    """
    from Carbon.CarbonEvt import GetApplicationEventTarget, RegisterEventHotKey
    from Carbon.Events import cmdKey, controlKey

    import Cocoa
    from objc import super
    from PyObjCTools import AppHelper

    kEventHotKeyPressedSubtype = 6
    kEventHotKeyReleasedSubtype = 9

    class HotKeyApp(Cocoa.NSApplication):
        def finishLaunching(self):
            super(HotKeyApp, self).finishLaunching()
            # register cmd-control-J
            self.hotKeyRef = RegisterEventHotKey(
                38, cmdKey | controlKey, (0, 0), GetApplicationEventTarget(), 0
            )

        def sendEvent_(self, theEvent):
            if (
                theEvent.type() == Cocoa.NSSystemDefined
                and theEvent.subtype() == kEventHotKeyPressedSubtype
            ):
                self.activateIgnoringOtherApps_(True)
                Cocoa.NSRunAlertPanel(
                    "Hot Key Pressed", "Hot Key Pressed", None, None, None
                )
            super(HotKeyApp, self).sendEvent_(theEvent)

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        AppHelper.runEventLoop()

### setup.py

    """
    Script for building the example.

    Usage:
        python2 setup.py py2app
    """
    from setuptools import setup

    plist = {"NSPrincipalClass": "HotKeyApp"}

    setup(
        app=["HotKey.py"],
        data_files=["English.lproj"],
        options={"py2app": {"plist": plist}},
        setup_requires=["py2app", "pyobjc-framework-Cocoa"],
    )