Install Tkinter. I've included the win32api for as a Windows-only solution.
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Get the current mouse position."""
import logging
import sys
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
level=logging.DEBUG,
stream=sys.stdout)
def get_mouse_position():
"""
Get the current position of the mouse.
Returns
-------
dict :
With keys 'x' and 'y'
"""
mouse_position = None
import sys
if sys.platform in ['linux', 'linux2']:
pass
elif sys.platform == 'Windows':
try:
import win32api
except ImportError:
logging.info("win32api not installed")
win32api = None
if win32api is not None:
x, y = win32api.GetCursorPos()
mouse_position = {'x': x, 'y': y}
elif sys.platform == 'Mac':
pass
else:
try:
import Tkinter # Tkinter could be supported by all systems
except ImportError:
logging.info("Tkinter not installed")
Tkinter = None
if Tkinter is not None:
p = Tkinter.Tk()
x, y = p.winfo_pointerxy()
mouse_position = {'x': x, 'y': y}
print("sys.platform={platform} is unknown. Please report."
.format(platform=sys.platform))
print(sys.version)
return mouse_position
print(get_mouse_position())