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Subject: Re: kbhit/getch python equivalent
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:47 +0200
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alb wrote:

> I'm looking for a kbhit/getch equivalent in python in order to be able
> to stop my inner loop in a controlled way (communication with external
> hardware is involved and breaking it abruptly may cause unwanted errors
> on the protocol).
> 
> I'm programming on *nix systems, no need to be portable on Windows. I've
> seen the msvcrt module, but it looks like is for Windows only.
> 
> Any ideas/suggestions?

Curses?

http://docs.python.org/dev/library/curses.html