Checking a specific key with pynput in Python

Question

dpressed = 0

def on_press(key):

    if key == ('d'):
        global dpressed
        dpressed+=1
        logging.info("D: %s" % dpressed)

When I run this code and press d, nothing happens, which I suspect is because the key needs to be called something else when checked. Does someone know what it should be?

Answer 1

You need to format the key to char format else it won't be equeal to the specific character.

Try

if key.char == ('d'):

Full code being:

dpressed = 0

def on_press(key):

    if key.char == ('d'):
        global dpressed
        dpressed+=1
        logging.info("D: %s" % dpressed)