Re:Show HN: Backlit Keyboard API for Python
by kilakulusu on Sunday April 19, 2026 @03:56AM
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curious how this interfaces with the keyboard controller. most backlit keyboards use proprietary protocols, did you find a common one that works across brands or is this brand-specific. the website down blink idea is fun but pretty niche, most people would just use push notifications honestly
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Re:Show HN: Backlit Keyboard API for Python
by itsmeadarsh on Sunday April 19, 2026 @04:54AM
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I am not sure about whether the project is brand-specific or not, however I worked on first try on a Lenovo Ideapad Gaming Laptop running Fedora. Though, my device doesn't support RGB, so I am unable to test if RGB works or not. Speaking of different brands, I think it the package will work wherever there's a backlit keyboard with operating system as Linux. I don't have a Macbook, so I don't know how to do the same for Mac.
How was RGB tested, in that case?
Re:Show HN: Backlit Keyboard API for Python
by itsmeadarsh on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @02:58AM
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This project requires on-device physical RGB testing, so something like RGB in CI/CD testing won't work.