py-Vwayland
Spawn virtual Wayland compositors from Python, run GUI programs inside them, capture their screens, and inject mouse/keyboard events.
No desktop environment required: one program per compositor, fullscreen. The compositor is written in Rust (Smithay) and bundled into the package, so no system compositor or display server is needed (in headless mode).
import vwayland
with vwayland.spawn(width=1280, height=720, headless=True) as comp:
comp.launch("my-gui-app")
img = comp.screenshot()
img.save("screen.png")
comp.click(100, 200)
comp.type_text("hello")
comp.key("enter")
Key features
- Create/list/terminate compositors (
spawn,list,kill) - Open/close a program inside a compositor (
launch,close_app) - Resize the screen (
resize) - Switch between headless and windowed mode (
set_headless) - Capture the screen (
screenshot→ PNG) - Mouse move/click/drag/scroll (
move_to,click,drag,scroll) - Keyboard input (
key,combo,type_text)
Documentation
See docs/ for full documentation.
- Overview and motivation
- Installation and compatibility
- Python API reference
- CLI reference
- Architecture and IPC protocol
License
Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE.
1 maintainer
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