def keycode(self, name, is_dead):
"""Resolves a key description to a value that can be passed to
:meth:`pynput.keyboard.Controller.press` and
:meth:`~pynput.keyboard.Controller.release`.
:param str name: The name of the key. This should typically be the
actual character requested. If it starts with ``'<'`` and ends with
``'>'``, the key value is looked up in
:class:`pynput.keyboard.Key`, otherwise it is passed straight to
:meth:`pynput.keyboard.Controller.press`.
:return: a key value
"""
if is_dead:
return KeyCode.from_dead(name)
elif name[0] == '<' and name[-1] == '>':
return Key[name[1:-1]]
else:
return name
