Re: Determine what msvcrt.getch() is getting?

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Date	2011-08-16 20:06 -0400
Subject	Re: Determine what msvcrt.getch() is getting?
From	Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 5:43 PM, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
> Whatever msvcrt.getch() is returning here in Windows, it's not within
> the 1-255 number range. How can I determine what it is returning?
>
> I would like to see whatever it is getting.

Just print it.  Like this:

import msvcrt
ch = msvcrt.getch()
print (ch)

for a bit more information, do this instead:
import msvcrt
ch = msvcrt.getch()
print(type(ch), repr(ch), ord(ch))

-- 
Jerry

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Determine what msvcrt.getch() is getting? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2011-08-16 21:43 +0000
  Re: Determine what msvcrt.getch() is getting? Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 20:06 -0400

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