Reputation: 7387
I have to validate user-input from stdin that is not going to be entered by hitting the Enter-key. So readline() and other Enter-dependent functions are of no use to me.
Practically the promt will be filled, and each keystroke has to be handled as an event. How do I get access to the promt buffer's contents?
Upvotes: 2
Views: 726
Reputation: 141928
I'm unclear what you mean by "prompt", but it sounds like you need to respond to individual key-presses, rather than textual input.
This is covered in the Python FAQ under "How do I get a single keypress at a time?"
Upvotes: 2
Reputation: 23437
See if it helps
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/134892/
Upvotes: 2