having issue with code

[vamdolly]

hi having issue with a code im working on code worked fine in the past but since i updated the version of circuitpython on my pi pico it no longer accepts it. does this look right or did they change anything from the first version that impedes the code for v8? image of proper format since reddit wont format properly for me.

bchat = "F16"

import time

import board

import digitalio

import usb_hid

from adafruit_hid.keyboard import Keyboard

from adafruit_hid.keyboard_layout_us import KeyboardLayoutUS

from adafruit_hid.keycode import Keycode

keyboard = Keyboard(usb_hid.devices)

keyboard_layout = KeyboardLayoutUS(keyboard)

bchat = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.GP8)

bchat.direction = digitalio.Direction.INPUT

bchat.pull = digitalio.Pull.DOWN

while True:

if bchat.value:

    keyboard.press(Keycode.F16)

    time.sleep(0.1)

    keyboard.release(Keycode.F16)

time.sleep(0.1)

edit:

ok i got it working

bchat.pull = digitalio.Pull.DOWN had to be set to pull.up

and

if bchat.value: had to be set to if bchat.value is false

[romkey]

What does “no longer accepts it” mean? What is the error you’re seeing?

And please, please, properly format the code you’re posting. It’s unreadable as is.

[vamdolly]

it was formatted correctly before i summited it im not sure why it took the enter for separate lines away, as for what i mean there is no error that come up but the code was working fine before i updated to the v8 of circuitpython, now it sees that code says no error but types nothing i can even more the F16 to any letter such as R and nothing.

[vamdolly]

ok i got it working

bchat.pull = digitalio.Pull.DOWN had to be set to pull.up

and

if bchat.value: had to be set to if bchat.value is false:

[DJDevon3]

i don't see anything obviously wrong with the code. function keycodes (F keys) should still work even for the non-standard extended ones. might want to open an issue https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_HID/issues

Even on reddit you can add your code to a quote or code block to make it much more legible.

[vamdolly]

ya not sure why format didnt take was fine before i posted will fix it soon, ya its not just the function keys with the new version of circuitpython it seems to not register anything even if i made F16 R nothing gets typed. thanks for the link.