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Hello,   I am a Java Developer that has been learning Python by doing simple things. I am loving this initial vibe I'm getting out of Python. However, because I feel programmers of a certain languages bring with them certain vices when moving to other languages, I'd like to have feedback fro

Re: Non-blocking raw_input

() ? Or use any function other than raw_input? Any code examples, pseudo-code, or documentation directions will be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance Cheers jorge >From: Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: python-list@python.org >Subject: Re: Non-blocking raw_input >Date

Non-blocking raw_input

Hi, Could anyone tell me whether I can find a non blocking alternative to raw_input that works on windows? Is there not a python way of achieving this? Can I find it somewhere in the documentation? Any help will be highly appreciated Cheers j. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytho

Background thread or non-blocking raw_input

Hi,   I've posted this before but the answer given made use of twisted functions that do not work on windows, so i'm forced to repost. Basically, is there a way to have a thread running on the background that over rules the raw_input function? The example I'm working on is something like hav

Background thread

Hi,   I'm new to python and I'm having trouble figuring out a way to have a thread running on the background that over rules the raw_input function. The example I'm working on is something like having a thread that prints "You're taking too long" every 10 seconds, while waiting for input fro