Why doesn't Python include non-blocking keyboard input function?

[Steve D'Aprano]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:49 pm, Chris Angelico wrote:

> In Python, Ctrl-C raises KeyboardInterrupt. If you want to save your
> data, use standard exception handling. (And asking to confirm? Isn't
> that exactly what "Press Enter to continue or Ctrl-C to abort" *is*?)


$  Fire missiles? Press Enter to continue or Ctrl-C to abort.  ^C
$  Are you sure you want to abort? 
   Press Enter to abort or Ctrl-C to abort the abort.  ENTER
$  Did you mean to abort? Press Enter to continue aborting, 
   or Ctrl-C to abort aborting the abort and continue.  ENTER
$  Confirm abort: Enter to abort, Ctrl-C to abort.  ENTER
$  Abort aborted. Missiles fired.




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