Newbie: Why Does This Work This Way...Global Variables And The Signal Module....

[Alex Martelli]

"Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams" <ignacio at openservices.net> wrote in message
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>     e=select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0)
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> There's no reason why it couldn't catch another character if the select()
> function returns on any keypress, which it doesn't seem to on Linux :/

That strictly depends (assuming sys.stdin isatty) whether the
tty is in raw or cooked mode (and details of said mode).


Alex