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  Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-08 00:04 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-08 10:27 +1000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-08 02:44 +0000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2011-08-08 09:41 +0200
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 18:42 +0000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 18:48 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 20:16 +0000
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-08-16 14:50 -0700
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 21:59 +0000
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 20:11 -0400
            Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 03:52 +0000
              Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 05:06 +0000
                Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 05:49 +0000
                  Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 06:12 +0000
                    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 08:19 +0100
                    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-17 07:23 +0000
                      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-17 18:28 +1000
                        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 16:33 +0000
                          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-08-17 10:37 -0700
                      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-08-17 06:21 -0700
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-08-21 19:02 -0700
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 23:46 +0000
    Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2011-08-17 01:03 -0700
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2011-08-17 16:16 +0200
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-18 02:36 +1000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? peter <peter.mosley@talk21.com> - 2011-08-18 01:24 -0700
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-08-18 09:50 -0700
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-08-18 18:58 +0100
      Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 16:33 +0000
        Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-08-17 13:02 -0400
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-17 17:05 +0000
          Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-18 04:29 +1000
            Re: Wait for a keypress before continuing? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-17 23:10 +0100

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#11017 — Wait for a keypress before continuing?

My program does not need a prompt, it just needs to wait for any
key to be pressed before it continues. This is in Windows. 

  char=0
  while not char:
    char=msvcrt.getch()

That doesn't delay anything here.

  while 1:
    char=msvcrt.getch()
      break

That appears to put my program into an endless loop.

  while msvcrt.kbhit():
    sleep(4)
    msvcrt.getch()
  msvcrt.getch()

How can that not delay anything and then instantly get past the getch()?

  char=0
  while msvcrt.kbhit():
    sleep(4)
    msvcrt.getch()
  while not char:
    char=msvcrt.getch()

That doesn't delay anything.

Something seriously wrong with my system?


Thanks.

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#11018

John Doe wrote:

> My program does not need a prompt, it just needs to wait for any
> key to be pressed before it continues. This is in Windows.
> 
>   char=0
>   while not char:
>     char=msvcrt.getch()
> 
> That doesn't delay anything here.

Works perfectly for me. You don't need the while loop, since getch blocks
until a key is pressed.

Rather than making arbitrary changes to the code, try printing char after
the loop exits and see what it contains. That may give you a hint as to
what is going on.

Also, are you using an IDE? If so, it could very well be interfering with
the keyboard buffer, for its own purposes. E.g. in IDLE 2.6.2, if I call
getch it *immediately* returns without blocking:

>>> msvcrt.getch()
'\xff'



-- 
Steven

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#11022

Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python pearwood.info> wrote: 

> Also, are you using an IDE? If so, it could very well be 
> interfering with the keyboard buffer 

I really don't know how to answer your question. I am using 
Windows XP SP3. Komodo Edit 6 for editing the *.py file. Dragon 
Naturally Speaking, Natlink, and Dragonfly might all be part of 
the process. 

Must be my system. I will post the solution if it comes up. 

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#11030

On 08/08/2011 04:44 AM, John Doe wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python pearwood.info> wrote: 
> 
>> Also, are you using an IDE? If so, it could very well be 
>> interfering with the keyboard buffer 
> 
> I really don't know how to answer your question. I am using 
> Windows XP SP3. Komodo Edit 6 for editing the *.py file. Dragon 
> Naturally Speaking, Natlink, and Dragonfly might all be part of 
> the process. 
> 
> Must be my system. I will post the solution if it comes up. 

Main question is whether your script is exectued in a console window
(like cmd.exe) or from within a graphical library without console.


you yould try to start cmd.exe and call your python script directly from
there.

if this doesn't work, then try just a simple test script containing
nothing else than the code to wait for a keypress.

Simple test script (working fine for me)
import msvcrt
print "before"
msvcrt.getch()
print "after"

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#11599

def wait_for_keystroke():
  char=0
  while not char==0x1B:
    char=msvcrt.getch()

That freezes the process. Am I using the right code for the escape 
key, or doing anything else wrong?

Again, I know it could be my system. But I must find a way to do this 
from within Windows. I use a keyboard hook written in C++, maybe 
something from that would be useful, but maybe complex.

Thanks.

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#11600

> def wait_for_keystroke():
>   char=0
>   while not char==0x1B:
>     char=msvcrt.getch()

I tried using

while not char==chr(27):

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#11610

def wait_for_keystroke():
  char=0
  while not (char==chr(27) or char==chr(110)):
    char=msvcrt.getch()
    if char==0:
      return

That freezes the process.
That means char=msvcrt.getch() is getting something?
Could it have something to do with the formatting of the character?

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#11616

John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:

>def wait_for_keystroke():
>  char=0
>  while not (char==chr(27) or char==chr(110)):
>    char=msvcrt.getch()
>    if char==0:
>      return
>
>That freezes the process.

That exact code works perfectly for me.  The function returns as soon as I
press the escape key.  You are running this from a console process, and not
a GUI process, right?

>That means char=msvcrt.getch() is getting something?

Did you ever think about inserting a debug statement to help you?
        print hex(ord(char))
-- 
Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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#11618

Tim Roberts <timr probo.com> wrote: 

> John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote: 
> 
>>def wait_for_keystroke(): 
>>  char=0 while not (char==chr(27) or char==chr(110)): 
>>    char=msvcrt.getch() if char==0: 
>>      return 
>>
>>That freezes the process. 
> 
> That exact code works perfectly for me.  The function returns as
> soon as I press the escape key.  You are running this from a
> console process, and not a GUI process, right? 

No. I am running this from within Windows, all sorts of Windows. 

So... Does that mean I will need something complex like a keyboard
hook? Or what? 

Thanks. 
-- 



















> 
>>That means char=msvcrt.getch() is getting something?
> 
> Did you ever think about inserting a debug statement to help you?
>         print hex(ord(char))

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#11631

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 5:59 PM, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
> No. I am running this from within Windows, all sorts of Windows.

What does that mean?  You seem very resistant to answering anyone's
questions about your code.  Is your code run from the command line, or
does it have a GUI?  If it has a GUI, what windowing toolkit are you
using?  If you have code that's not working, please, show us a short,
run-able bit of sample code that demonstrates the problem you're
experiencing. Describe the behavior you see, the behavior you expected
instead, and the full text of any traceback you may be getting.

-- 
Jerry

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#11654

Jerry Hill <malaclypse2 gmail.com> wrote: 

> John Doe <jdoe usenetlove.invalid> wrote: 

>> No. I am running this from within Windows, all sorts of 
>> Windows. 
> 
> What does that mean?  

You snipped the context, Benny. 

> You seem very resistant to answering anyone's questions about 
> your code.  

No one else has had a problem with my code, Benny, and you have 
not questioned my code. I laid it out, they tried it, and now 
we're getting on with it. 

> Is your code run from the command line, or does it have a GUI?  

Using "does your code have a GUI" produces zero search results. 
Maybe that works better in some other language. 

> If it has a GUI, what windowing toolkit are you using?  

I guess the answer is Dragonfly. Or maybe it's Komodo (the IDE), 
as previously stated. I have never been interested in making 
Windows, just making Windows dance. I do macroing. 

> If you have code that's not working, please, show us a short, 
> run-able bit of sample code that demonstrates the problem you're 
> experiencing. 

Benny... Apparently you have missed at least two other replies 
that said they tried some of the code I provided and it worked 
fine for them. 

As already stated, a hook is probably required. It's not a big 
surprise to me, but it's a lot more work. And now I am in the 
process of getting it done. I expect the results to be very 
pleasant, though. I'm going to have a system that does 
voice-activated scripting combined with a systemwide hook, all in 
one package. If I can get the hook properly installed, it should 
rock, and I'm ready to tackle it.  
-- 




















> Describe the behavior you see, the behavior you expected
> instead, and the full text of any traceback you may be getting.
> 
> -- 
> Jerry
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#11656

On 2011-08-17, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
> Using "does your code have a GUI" produces zero search results. 
> Maybe that works better in some other language. 

You shouldn't need a search engine to answer a question about your code.
If you do, it suggests that perhaps one or more of the terms are unfamiliar
to you?

-s
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I am not speaking for my employer, although they do rent some of my opinions.

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#11657

Seebs <usenet-nospam seebs.net> wrote: 

> John Doe <jdoe usenetlove.invalid> wrote: 

>> Using "does your code have a GUI" produces zero search results.
>> Maybe that works better in some other language. 
> 
> You shouldn't need a search engine to answer a question about 
> your code. 

Context is lost when you quote only one level. 

I was not answering a question about my code. I was pointing out 
the fact that my questioner's terminology is strange/corrupt. 

> If you do, it suggests that perhaps one or more of the terms are
> unfamiliar to you? 

Yes, even the common term "command line" is foreign to me. I do 
some powerful stuff in Windows, without need for a command line. 
I realize it exists and that some people live by it, but it has 
been nearly useless to me. 
-- 



















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#11658

On 2011-08-17, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
> Context is lost when you quote only one level. 

Not significantly.

> I was not answering a question about my code. I was pointing out 
> the fact that my questioner's terminology is strange/corrupt. 

Well, that's the thing.  There was a question there, with perfectly valid
terminology.

>> If you do, it suggests that perhaps one or more of the terms are
>> unfamiliar to you? 

> Yes, even the common term "command line" is foreign to me. I do 
> some powerful stuff in Windows, without need for a command line. 

So apparently you *do* know the term.  Normally, to say that a term is
foreign to you is to say that you have no idea what it means, not that
you know what it means but don't use it.

> I realize it exists and that some people live by it, but it has 
> been nearly useless to me. 

In which case, you're not using a command line, and are using a GUI, and
the other poster's question is answered.

The Google results you cite to are uninteresting and frankly irrelevant.
If someone asks me whether the ornamental fish in my 55-gallon tank is a
koi, that Google has no hits for "ornamental fish in your 55-gallon tank is a
koi" does not mean that the terminology is "strange" or "corrupt".

The terminology was fine.

-s
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#11660

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> wrote:
>> Yes, even the common term "command line" is foreign to me. I do
>> some powerful stuff in Windows, without need for a command line.
>
> So apparently you *do* know the term.  Normally, to say that a term is
> foreign to you is to say that you have no idea what it means, not that
> you know what it means but don't use it.
>

Unless you're saying it for deliberate effect.

Smith: "To whom do you pay rent?"
Arcadian girl: "Rent? We do not know what it is to pay rent!"
Smith: "Ah. They're Irish."

They know full well what "rent" means, but don't truly comprehend the
concept, as they've never done it. I would say that for many people,
command lines are the same thing. For me, photo editing is like that.

ChrisA

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#11661

Seebs <usenet-nospam seebs.net> wrote: 

> John Doe <jdoe usenetlove.invalid> wrote: 

>> Context is lost when you quote only one level. 
> 
> Not significantly. 

Whatever you say, Jeebs. 

>> I was not answering a question about my code. I was pointing 
>> out the fact that my questioner's terminology is 
>> strange/corrupt. 
> 
> Well, that's the thing.  There was a question there, with 
> perfectly valid terminology. 

And I respect your opinion, Jeebs. 

>>> If you do, it suggests that perhaps one or more of the terms 
>>> are unfamiliar to you? 
> 
>> Yes, even the common term "command line" is foreign to me. I do
>> some powerful stuff in Windows, without need for a command 
>> line. 
> 
> So apparently you *do* know the term.  

Not very well, obviously. 

> Normally, to say that a term is foreign to you is to say that 
> you have no idea what it means, 

Sounds like being a lexicographer is a fantasy of yours, Jeebs. 

> not that you know what it means but don't use it. 

But in fact I do not have a clear understanding of what it means, 
Jeebs, but I know that it's a common term. 

You are not a lexicographer, dude. 

>> I realize it exists and that some people live by it, but it has
>> been nearly useless to me. 
> 
> In which case, you're not using a command line, and are using a 
> GUI, and the other poster's question is answered. 

That might have been clear to most normal people in my first reply
to the first follow-up. 

"I am using Windows XP SP3. Komodo Edit 6 for editing the *.py 
file. Dragon Naturally Speaking, Natlink, and Dragonfly might all 
be part of the process." 

The answer was pointless by the time the question was asked 
straightforward. Thanks to the prior replies, by then I had 
already figured out that I need a keyboard hook. The answer 
doesn't matter anymore. 

> The Google results you cite to are uninteresting and frankly 
> irrelevant. 

You have every right to an opinion, Fuckturd. 

> If someone asks me whether the ornamental fish in my 55-gallon 
> tank is a koi, that Google has no hits for "ornamental fish in 
> your 55-gallon tank is a koi" does not mean that the terminology
> is "strange" or "corrupt". 

No wonder you don't quote relevant material, Jeebs. If anybody 
knew what you were comparing that expression to, you would look 
stupid. 

> The terminology was fine. 

Are you a master of terminology on wikishit, Jeebs? I think 
wikishit sucks. Wannabe lexicographers like you might be a reason. 
I've dealt with some real lexicographers, Jeebs, you aren't one.  
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> I am not speaking for my employer, although they do rent some of my opinions.
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#11666

On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:23 pm John Doe wrote:

> You have every right to an opinion, Fuckturd. 

I shouldn't need to say this to anyone over the age of four, but being
obnoxious to people trying to help does not encourage others to answer your
question. You don't win points for insulting people who are trying to solve
your problems.


-- 
Steven

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#11697

On 2011-08-17, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> I shouldn't need to say this to anyone over the age of four, but being
> obnoxious to people trying to help does not encourage others to answer your
> question. You don't win points for insulting people who are trying to solve
> your problems.

The frustrating part, of course, is that the people who do this are doing
it for reasons such that the explanation seems only proof that they are even
more right than they had previously expected.

Pathological narcissism is scary.  If you ever find yourself going longer
than usual without being wrong, start checking your work more carefully.  :)

-s
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I am not speaking for my employer, although they do rent some of my opinions.

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#11701

Seebs wrote:
> Pathological narcissism is scary.  If you ever find yourself going longer
> than usual without being wrong, start checking your work more carefully.  :)


+1 QOTW

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#11683

Welcome to my killfile.

*plonk*

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