Timeline for How do I run a python script that polls for user input on boot?
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| May 17, 2023 at 22:04 | comment | added | Calvin Godfrey | @jsotola I don't have physical access to the raspberry Pi (helping a friend over discord), which makes writing programs like that difficult. I had hoped there might be some Pi-related solution to make things easy (since this seemed like a normal use case for Pi's), but I guess that's not the case. | |
| May 17, 2023 at 15:33 | comment | added | jsotola | you're doing yourself a dis-service by limiting yourself to Raspberry Pi ... your question is really Linux related ... you may get a faster answer at a Linux site ... ask only about the keyboard, the LED display is irrelevant | |
| May 17, 2023 at 15:29 | comment | added | jsotola |
I've considered is manually polling /dev/input ... if that works, then why is that a problem?
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| May 16, 2023 at 16:12 | comment | added | Calvin Godfrey | @MatsK I've been able to get the program running using multiple methods (bashrc, systemd); the issue is having the program successfully recieve keyboard input. | |
| May 16, 2023 at 7:09 | review | Close votes | |||
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| May 16, 2023 at 6:45 | comment | added | Dougie | Add to program to the LXDE startup and it will run after you login. | |
| May 16, 2023 at 6:37 | comment | added | MatsK | A "auto login" and a service starting your program at login should do it? Have you tried that? | |
| S May 16, 2023 at 1:32 | review | First questions | |||
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| S May 16, 2023 at 1:32 | history | asked | Calvin Godfrey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |