On Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:36:51 +0200 Shlomo Solomon <shlomo.solo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since import msvcrt in Python is Windows specific, I adapted some code > I found to provide kbhit() and getch() in Python under Linux. > > I'm attaching KBHIT.py which replaces msvcrt and a small program to > demonstrate how to use it - KBHIT-test.py. > > The KBHIT.py documentation includes usage instructions and also a link > to the code I borrowed and (I hope) improved. > > I've been using the attached code in my UMENU2 program so menu choices can be selected with a single keystroke and no Enter key necessary. What you've added is kbhit() so you can do non-blocking keyboard reads, and of course the ability to handle both Posix and Windows transparently. If I were to rewrite your KBHIT.py program, I'd rewrite it to carry a lot less state. I'd get rid of _init_(), and I'd make getch(), kbhit() and set_normal_term() class functions so the only reason for making it a class is namespacing. The world's fastest typist is what, 200 wpm which is about 3.1/second: There's plenty of time to go raw and then go cooked for each character retrieved. It doesn't seem as efficient, but the bottleneck is the typist and going raw then cooked on each keystroke makes your code simpler, eliminates state, and probably decreases the need for set_norm_term(). SteveT Steve Litt December 2017 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive
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