ahk VS AHK-GDIp-Library-Compilation

Well. I author something similar, it's a bridge to use AHK from Python, but when it comes to this idea of a fully structured means of passing data between the two platforms that's something that this package implements.

There is a nice python wrapper[1], perhaps that could work for your uses?

[1]: https://github.com/spyoungtech/ahk

Check out AutoHotkey (AHK) for simple Windows automation needs. There is a python wrapper: https://github.com/spyoungtech/ahk

There's pynput but that might have the same problem. If you're on Windows AutoHotkey is an awesome way to automate mouse and keyboard actions (but it's a different language than Python, although it seems someone has made a Python wrapper for it).

In this case, both seem reasonably active for a project like this. The latter (https://github.com/spyoungtech/ahk) seems more active and has more comprehensive docs.

I'm not sure how helpful it will be, but one of my projects does this. Most the tests are unittest.TestCase style, some of them are pytest style. All the tests are run just using pytest.

So, I author a Python ahk package that does this currently using IPC. The default model starts AHK and stops immediately for each command

Well, you can leverage AHK with a Python library. So, yes, Python can do everything AHK can do and more.

Anyhow. AHK's non-user-friendliness is also what motivated me to make a Python wrapper for AHK. So I TOTALLY get where you're coming from!

Maybe you'd like the python wrapper for AutoHotkey better.

REF: tariqporter/Gdip mmikeww/AHKv2-Gdip marius-sucan/AHK-GDIp-Library-Compilation

I just googled gdip_all and found this one by marius sucan.

I tracked this one, is maintained and updated. That said it has an issue on its own: I feel like is too bloated and that wouldn't be an issue if it was properly namespaced (but is not).

; Download the GDI+ library from here: https://github.com/marius-sucan/AHK-GDIp-Library-Compilation/blob/master/ahk-v1-1/Gdip_All.ahk #Include, Gdip_All.ahk ; The path where your pictures should be placed yourPath := A_Desktop ; The format, for example png or jpeg fileFormat := "png" ~PrintScreen:: Sleep, 100 If (!DllCall("IsClipboardFormatAvailable", "UInt", 2)) { Msgbox,, Error, The clipboard does not contain an image Return } ; Start gdi+ If (!pToken := Gdip_Startup()) { MsgBox, 16, gdiplus error!, Gdiplus failed to start. Please ensure you have gdiplus on your system. Return } ; Get bitmap from the clipboard pBitmap := Gdip_CreateBitmapFromClipboard() ; Save the bitmap to a file Gdip_SaveBitmapToFile(pBitmap, yourPath "\" A_Now "." fileFormat) ; The bitmap can be deleted Gdip_DisposeImage(pBitmap) ; Gdip is not needed anymore, release memory Gdip_Shutdown(pToken) Return