Why is pynput not detecting key presses on my Linux machine?

Question

I’m trying to use the pynput library to capture key presses and releases in Python, but the listener is not responding to key events as expected. I’m running the script in a virtual environment on Arch Linux with Python 3.13.

from pynput import keyboard
def on_press(key):
 print(f'{key} pressed')
def on_release(key):
 print(f'{key} released')
 if key == keyboard.Key.esc:
 return False # Stop listener when Esc is pressed
#Start the listener
with keyboard.Listener(on_press=on_press, on_release=on_release) as listener:
 listener.join()

• metatoaster: Please refer to this issue on GitHub regarding usage of pynput in Python 3.13.
• furas: what means not responding to key events as expected? I doesn't work as all? or it doesn't work with some keys? Or it work in slow or something else? We can't see your computer, we can't read in your mind - you have to describe all details in question (not in comments)
• furas: I don't know how it works on Arch but on Linux Mint it raise error and it needs to run as root because it need access to some /dev/.... Probably it can be changed with some settings. (Platform limitations — pynput 1.7.6 documentation). But modules like keyboard or mouse don't have this problem
• Luis Valdo: @furas Not responding to key events as expected means that my script doesn't react at all when I press any key. I run the script on my PC and no matter what key I press—whether it’s space, shift, or any alphanumeric key—I don't see any of the print outputs I added in the code.
• Luis Valdo: @furas I tried the keyboard module, but I didn't use it because of the issue of requiring root privileges, which isn't ideal for my case. I'll see if I can change some settings to work around this limitation. Thanks for the tip!s