How to do it...

Create a gpiokeys.py script as follows:

#!/usr/bin/python3 
#gpiokeys.py 
import time 
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO 
import uinput 
 
#HARDWARE SETUP 
# GPIO 
# 2[==G=====<=V==]26[=======]40 
# 1[===2=1>^=====]25[=======]39 
B_DOWN  = 22    #V 
B_LEFT  = 18   #< 
B_UP    = 15   #^ 
B_RIGHT = 13   #> 
B_1  = 11   #1 
B_2  = 7   #2 
 
DEBUG=True 
BTN = [B_UP,B_DOWN,B_LEFT,B_RIGHT,B_1,B_2] 
MSG = ["UP","DOWN","LEFT","RIGHT","1","2"] 
 
#Setup the DPad module pins and pull-ups 
def dpad_setup(): 
  #Set up the wiring 
  GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD) 
  # Setup BTN Ports as INPUTS 
  for val in BTN: 
    # set up GPIO input with pull-up control 
    #(pull_up_down can be: 
    #    PUD_OFF, PUD_UP or PUD_DOWN, default PUD_OFF) 
    GPIO.setup(val, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_UP) 
 
def main(): 
  #Setup uinput 
  events = (uinput.KEY_UP,uinput.KEY_DOWN,uinput.KEY_LEFT, 
           uinput.KEY_RIGHT,uinput.KEY_ENTER,uinput.KEY_ENTER) 
  device = uinput.Device(events) 
  time.sleep(2) # seconds 
  dpad_setup() 
  print("DPad Ready!") 
 
  btn_state=[False,False,False,False,False,False] 
  key_state=[False,False,False,False,False,False] 
  while True: 
    #Catch all the buttons pressed before pressing the related keys 
    for idx, val in enumerate(BTN): 
      if GPIO.input(val) == False: 
        btn_state[idx]=True 
      else: 
        btn_state[idx]=False 
 
    #Perform the button presses/releases (but only change state once) 
    for idx, val in enumerate(btn_state): 
      if val == True and key_state[idx] == False: 
        if DEBUG:print (str(val) + ":" + MSG[idx]) 
        device.emit(events[idx], 1) # Press. 
        key_state[idx]=True 
      elif val == False and key_state[idx] == True: 
        if DEBUG:print (str(val) + ":!" + MSG[idx]) 
        device.emit(events[idx], 0) # Release. 
        key_state[idx]=False 
 
    time.sleep(.1) 
     
try: 
  main() 
finally: 
  GPIO.cleanup() 
#End