Prevent System Sleep

This Python script prevents your Windows system from going to sleep while it's running. It's useful when you want to keep your computer awake during long tasks or other activities that don't involve user input.

Features

• Prevents system sleep while the script is active
• Hides the command prompt window by default, but can be shown with the -v flag
• Includes a system tray icon to exit the program

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• pystray library
• pygetwindow library

Installation

1. Install Python 3.6 or higher from the official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

2. Clone this repository or download the prevent_sleep.py script and the icon.png image.

3. Install the required libraries:

Installation

1. Install Python 3.6 or higher from the official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

2. Clone this repository or download the prevent_sleep.py script and the icon.png image.

3. Install the required libraries:

   pip install pystray pygetwindow
   pip install pyautogui

4. Make installer

   pyinstaller --onefile --windowed prevent_sleep.py

Usage

Run the script using Python:

python prevent_sleep.py

For mouse movement simulation instead of simulating video player use -m:

python prevent_sleep.py -m 

A system tray icon will appear while the script is running. To exit the program and restore the original sleep settings, right-click on the system tray icon and select "Exit".

License : The Unlicense