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I have run /usr/sbin/modprobe -i uinput as the standard user
I have confirmed the module is loaded with lsmod | grep uinput, I got: uinput 20480 0
I used the mouse example:
import uinput
with uinput.Device([uinput.REL_X, uinput.REL_Y, uinput.BTN_LEFT, uinput.BTN_RIGHT]) as device:
for i in range(20):
device.emit(uinput.REL_X, 5)
device.emit(uinput.REL_Y, 5)
when running this I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/dave/Documents/github/robotframework-dbus/tmp/uinput_mouse.py", line 3, in <module>
with uinput.Device([uinput.REL_X, uinput.REL_Y, uinput.BTN_LEFT, uinput.BTN_RIGHT]) as device:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/dave/Documents/github/robotframework-dbus/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/uinput/__init__.py", line 190, in __init__
self.__uinput_fd = fd or fdopen()
^^^^^^^^
File "/home/dave/Documents/github/robotframework-dbus/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/uinput/__init__.py", line 88, in fdopen
return _libsuinput.suinput_open()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/dave/Documents/github/robotframework-dbus/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/uinput/__init__.py", line 74, in _open_error_handler
raise OSError(code, msg)
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Failed to open the uinput device: Permission denied
I tried to check dmesg (also based on comment from Issue #3) but current user is not able to access dmesg (dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted), I when I checked dmesg as root it on;y shows messages from when I tried to run the same example as root, which also did not move the mouse on the desktop of the current logged in user (not surprising I guess)
I'm not sure how to proceed from here? Any advice? does uinput-python work for non-privileged users?
edit:
Debian 12 (bookworm) 64bit
Gnome 43.9
Wayland (This is why I'm looking into uinput-python, pyautogui doesn't work with Wayland)
I am trying to use uinput as a standard user, as for my intended usage this is how most people will want to use it.
pip install python-uinputchmod a=rw /dev/inputas root (comment from issue I got nothing reaction from the example code #3)/usr/sbin/modprobe -i uinputas the standard userlsmod | grep uinput, I got:uinput 20480 0I used the mouse example:
when running this I get:
I tried to check dmesg (also based on comment from Issue #3) but current user is not able to access dmesg (dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted), I when I checked dmesg as root it on;y shows messages from when I tried to run the same example as root, which also did not move the mouse on the desktop of the current logged in user (not surprising I guess)
I'm not sure how to proceed from here? Any advice? does uinput-python work for non-privileged users?
edit:
Dave.