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Python function to get keypresses from the terminal
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| def getchar(): | |
| #Returns a single character from standard input | |
| import tty, termios, sys | |
| fd = sys.stdin.fileno() | |
| old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd) | |
| try: | |
| tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno()) | |
| ch = sys.stdin.read(1) | |
| finally: | |
| termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings) | |
| return ch | |
| while 1: | |
| ch = getchar() | |
| print 'You pressed', ch |
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