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Keyup And Keydown Function In Pyautogui

Purpose

1. Keyup function invokes pressing a key on the keyboard.
2. Keydown function invokes releasing a key on the keyboard.

Example

1. Press CTRL down.
2. Press SHIFT down.
3. Press ‘N’.
4. Release CTRL key.
5. Release SHIFT key.

import pyautogui
import time

pyautogui.keyDown("ctrl")
time.sleep(1)
pyautogui.keyDown("shift")
time.sleep(1)
pyautogui.press("n")
time.sleep(4)
pyautogui.keyUp("ctrl")
time.sleep(1)
pyautogui.keyUp("shift")