Get cursor position in text (caret)

[JakubKoralewski]

Possible on Windows with Python using the win32api.

1. How to install pywin32(SO)
2. Get caret position in Python inside text(SO) but you have to know what window
3. Get active window in Python just once(SO)
4. Get notified when active window changes:
   1. In Linux with XLib and Python3(SO) (same on GitHub) or:
      • this(SO)
      • or this(SO)
   2. In Windows with C++ using callback functions(SO) or this(SO)
      • CBTProc Callback function MSDN docs
      • in c# but also uses SetWinEventHook(SO)
   3. Possibly PyGetWindow package
   4. pyGTK, XLib(SO)
   5. on Mac OS X(SO)
      • or this(SO)

Cannot support VSCode with extensions:

1. No DOM Access(SO)
2. No API nor is it intended ever(SO)

IntelliJ plugin:

1. Does it work without one?
2. https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/206794335-How-to-get-cursor-position-in-the-current-editor-