getch() in Python - get a single character from keyboard
Today I needed to write a Python code for 'Press any key to continue' feature. First I wrote the code: raw_input("Press Any Key to Continue: ") But actually it's not any key, you have to press enter followed by any key (or just enter). Then I started searching Google, came across several links, tried some of those and finally got something which is very close to what I need and modified the code to fit into my need. Here is the link that was almost exactly what I needed: http://pyfaq.infogami.com/how-do-i-get-a-single-keypress-at-a-time Here is my getch function in Python: import sys import termios import fcntl def myGetch(): fd = sys.stdin.fileno() oldterm = termios.tcgetattr(fd) newattr = termios.tcgetattr(fd) newattr[3] = newattr[3] & ~termios.ICANON & ~termios.ECHO termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSANOW, newattr) oldflags = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL) fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, oldflags | os.O_NONBLOCK) try: