sadbattery/Keylogger-Task

A basic Python keylogger program that records keystrokes and saves them to a file using the pynput library.

A basic Python keylogger program that records keystrokes and saves them to a file using the `pynput library`

Libraries Used:

• pynput

How to Use:

• Run using Jupyter NoteBook or any Python IDE.

For V1.0

How to Run:

• Run the script and it will start capturing the keystrokes.

How to stop:

• Just press the Esc Key to stop the script.

• It will create a file named keylog.txt in the folder from where the script is running.

Event Handlers:

• on_press(key): This function is called whenever a key is pressed. It appends the pressed key to the logged_keys list. If the pressed key is a special key (like Shift, Ctrl, etc.), it's converted to a string and logged.
• on_release(key): This function is called whenever a key is released. If the Esc key is pressed, it returns False to stop the listener.

For V1.1

Working on it using libraries threading,win32gui and psutil

Installation:

pynput :

It provides functions to monitor and control the keyboard.

pip install pynput