Thanks very much for you reply. I have indeed tried the msvcrt module but none of the examples given works as described on a XP+SP2 box. I have also looked at the twisted module but some functions there do not work on windows too, and I was told by one of the devs that it would stay that way for some time.
Basically, I just want to wait for user input and echo it, though while the user is not typing anything I'd like to have a background thread printing "Come on, you're taking too long" or similar stuff. The problem is that I can only read (and in batch) the background thread printout messages on the console after feeding the raw_input function. I can't find any examples or useful directions on the documentation and I've spent a few days googling this to no avail. Is it not possible to have the thread print its stuff and then return to raw_input() ? Or use any function other than raw_input? Any code examples, pseudo-code, or documentation directions will be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance Cheers jorge >From: Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: python-list@python.org >Subject: Re: Non-blocking raw_input >Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:43:45 -0400 > >Jorge Louis de Castro wrote: > > Could anyone tell me whether I can find a non blocking alternative to > > raw_input that works on windows? Is there not a python way of achieving > > this? Can I find it somewhere in the documentation? > > Any help will be highly appreciated > >Depending on what your requirements are (since you don't really say), >the functionality in the standard msvcrt module might help. >-- >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
