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On 11/20/2012 04:18 AM, Michael Herrmann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm developing a GUI Automation library (http://www.getautoma.com) and am having difficulty picking a name for the function that simulates key strokes. I currently have it as 'type' but that clashes with the built-in function. Example uses of 'type':
>
> type(ENTER)
>
> type("Hello World!")
>
> type(CTRL + 'a')
>
> What, in your view, would be the most intuitive alternative name?
>
> Here are my thoughts so far: I could call it 'press'

I have several tools that distinguish between press and release for 
this.  You may want to consider having both.

Emile

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10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-20 04:18 -0800
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-20 23:23 +1100
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-20 13:09 +0000
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-20 05:17 -0800
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-20 05:20 -0800
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Dave Angel <davea@dejaviewphoto.com> - 2012-11-20 08:39 -0500
    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-11-20 14:39 +0000
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-20 07:18 -0800
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  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! emile <emile@fenx.com> - 2012-11-20 08:21 -0800
    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! mherrmann.at@gmail.com - 2012-11-20 08:29 -0800
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    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! mherrmann.at@gmail.com - 2012-11-20 08:29 -0800
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  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-21 17:35 +1100
    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-21 07:01 +0000
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  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! markus.moldaschl@gmail.com - 2012-11-21 01:29 -0800
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-21 09:19 -0800
  Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-22 10:00 -0800
    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-23 06:08 +1100
      Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-22 13:45 -0800
      Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-22 13:45 -0800
    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-23 05:41 +0000
      Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-23 01:08 -0800
        Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-23 08:15 -0800
    Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-23 05:42 -0800
      Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Kwpolska <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2012-11-23 17:42 +0100
        Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-23 09:29 -0800
        Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Michael Herrmann <michael.herrmann@getautoma.com> - 2012-11-23 09:29 -0800
      Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-23 22:30 +0000
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          Re: 10 sec poll - please reply! Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-11-24 18:22 -0500
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