Installation

Requirements

Python >= 3.10
pip >= 19.3

Basic Installation

Install AutoControl from PyPI:

pip install je_auto_control

With GUI Support

To use the built-in PySide6 graphical interface:

pip install je_auto_control[gui]

Linux Prerequisites

On Linux, install the following system packages before installing AutoControl:

sudo apt-get install cmake libssl-dev

Raspberry Pi

On Raspberry Pi (3B / 4B), install the following:

sudo apt-get install python3
pip3 install je_auto_control
sudo apt-get install libcblas-dev libhdf5-dev libhdf5-serial-dev
sudo apt-get install libatlas-base-dev libjasper-dev
sudo apt-get install libqtgui4 libqt4-test
pip3 install -U pillow numpy

Dependencies

Package	Purpose
`je_open_cv`	Image recognition (OpenCV template matching)
`pillow`	Screenshot capture
`mss`	Fast multi-monitor screenshot
`pyobjc`	macOS backend (auto-installed on macOS)
`python-Xlib`	Linux X11 backend (auto-installed on Linux)
`PySide6`	GUI application (optional, install with `[gui]`)
`qt-material`	GUI theme (optional, install with `[gui]`)

Platform Support

Platform	Status	Backend	Notes
Windows 10 / 11	Supported	Win32 API (ctypes)	Full feature support
macOS 10.15+	Supported	pyobjc / Quartz	Action recording not available; `send_key_event_to_window` / `send_mouse_event_to_window` not supported
Linux (X11)	Supported	python-Xlib	Full feature support
Linux (Wayland)	Not supported	–	May be added in a future release
Raspberry Pi 3B / 4B	Supported	python-Xlib	Runs on X11