[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm having a problem with using msvcrt.getch() . What I want is some > functionality like this: > > print 'blah blah blah, good_input to do blah blah blah, exit_key to exit' > > while input != exit_key: > input = get_input_from_getch() > > if input == good_input: > print input > #do something > if input == bad_input: > #ask for new input > if input == exit_key: > pass > > so, if the user's input is good, the input is printed to the screen and > the user is allowed to put in more input. > if the user's input is bad, the input is not printed to the screen and > python ignores the input. > if the user presses a designated key then the program continues. > > for some reason, all I get when I try to implement getch() is python > getting stuck in an infinite loop and printing "ΓΏ" continuously. I > tried using msvcrt.kbhit() to wait for a key to be pressed before > continuing to getch() but it seems the program then skips the loop entirely. > > I guess I just don't really understand how to use getch(). =( > More likely, you don't understand Python loops. Rather than "pass" in the last option (which won't terminate the loop) try "break".
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