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Subject: Re: Convert input to upper case on screen as it is typed
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:17:24 +1000
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Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> writes:

> On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:25:14 +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
>
> > How can my Python program convert the user's keyboard input to upper
> > case, as though the user has CAPS LOCK enabled?
>
> I don't know which OS you're using, but if I run "stty olcuc" in my
> Linux shell, then the input driver does that for me.

Thanks for the suggestion. I need a solution that is specific to the
Python program: it should only affect this program, and should not need
anything special done to the terminal when invoking the program.

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