This is a set of minimal Python bindings for the undocumented macOS framework APIs that even the most modern, sandboxing-friendly shortcut-binding frameworks use under the hood for actually binding global hotkeys.
Unlike something full-featured like MASShortcut, this provides no configuration UI; you have to provide keyboard constants directly.
Simple example:
from quickmachotkey import quickHotKey, mask
from quickmachotkey.constants import kVK_ANSI_X, cmdKey, controlKey, optionKey
@quickHotKey(virtualKey=kVK_ANSI_X, modifierMask=mask(cmdKey, controlKey, optionKey))
def handler() -> None:
print("handled ⌘⌃⌥X")
if __name__ == "__main__":
from AppKit import NSApplication # type:ignore[import]
from PyObjCTools import AppHelper # type:ignore[import]
print("type ⌘⌃⌥X with any application focused")
NSApplication.sharedApplication()
AppHelper.runEventLoop()1 maintainer
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