Using msvcrt (in Windows), how to catch Enter key?

Dick Moores rdm at rcblue.com
Mon Oct 29 12:53:11 EDT 2007


At 09:26 AM 10/29/2007, Gabriel Genellina wrote:
>On 29 oct, 09:23, Dick Moores <r... at rcblue.com> wrote:
>
> > >while True:
> > >     if msvcrt.getch() == '\r':
> >
> > I tried it and find that without the msvcrt.kbhit the first key I hit
> > doesn't do anything. I have to hit that key again, or another key.
>
>I'd say there is a logic error in your program then; keys don't "do
>anything" by themselves.
>Try posting a small sample, telling what you get and what you expect.

Huh. Works now.

import msvcrt
while True:
     key = msvcrt.getch()
     if key == 'h':
         print 'Hello'
     if key == 'b':
         print 'Bye'
     if key == '\r': # 'Enter' key
         break

Dick 




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