Reputation: 11

How can I get a character in Python similar to Pascal readkey

In Pascal I can execute this code to get a character from keyboard input:

uses crt;
var ch: char;
begin
    ch := '.';
    while ch <> '\' do
    begin
        ch := readkey;
        writeln( ch );
    end;
end;

Is there a similar one in Python? :)

Upvotes: 1

Answers (4)

retornam

Reputation: 339

import sys    

def prog():    
    char = ""     
    while char != "/":    
        char = sys.stdin.read(1)    
        print char
prog()

Upvotes: 3

erbridge

Reputation: 1386

You could do it by running Tkinter in the background:

import Tkinter

def keyPress(event, tk):
    ch = event.char
    if ch == '\\':
        tk.destroy()
    else:
        print ch

if __name__ == '__main__':
    tk = Tkinter.Tk()
    tk.bind_all('<Key>', lambda event: keyPress(event, tk))
    tk.withdraw()
    tk.mainloop()

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Upvotes: 2