[Tutor] getting input from keyboard

Adam Vardy Adam Vardy <anvardy@roadrunner.nf.net>
Sun Jan 5 01:47:03 2003


Hi Allan,

Thursday, December 26, 2002, 8:38:50 AM, you wrote:

>> How do I get keyboard input in python ?
>> I want to do the equivalent of this C code, in python
>> x=getch()

>> Assuming you are on Windows you need to import mscvrt
>> and use the getch() function in there.

>> If you are on Unix you use the curses(or ncurses) module 
>> which also has a getch() function.

>> With the books that I have, there are no references in the 
>> index  to get, keyboard input, or in the Python help file.

>> My online web tutor (and book!)has a topic on event driven 
>> programming which includes an example of using msvcrt.getch()

I could not actually find it there. Can you check if that's where it
should be?
-- 
Adam Vardy