- 1 year ago
Make loop run only when holding right click
To create a loop that runs only when the right mouse button is held down, you can use the GetAsyncKeyState
function from the user32
library in Python. Here's an example using the pyautogui
library to detect the right mouse button state:
pythonimport pyautogui
import time
while True:
if pyautogui.mousePressed(button='right'):
# Right mouse button is held down
print("Right mouse button is pressed!")
# Your code here
time.sleep(0.1) # Adjust the sleep time as needed
In this example, the while
loop continuously checks the state of the right mouse button using the pyautogui.mousePressed
function. When the right mouse button is pressed, the loop executes the code inside the if
block. You can replace the print("Right mouse button is pressed!")
statement with your desired code or actions.
The time.sleep(0.1)
statement introduces a small delay between iterations of the loop to prevent excessive CPU usage. You can adjust the sleep time as needed based on your specific requirements.
Note that you'll need to install the pyautogui
library if you haven't already. You can install it using pip
by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt:
bashpip install pyautogui
Make sure to run the script with appropriate permissions and consider any limitations or requirements specific to your operating system or development environment.