getch.py

class _Getch:
    """Gets a single character from standard input.  Does not echo to the
screen."""
    def __init__(self):
        try:
            self.impl = _GetchWindows()
        except ImportError:
            self.impl = _GetchUnix()

    def __call__(self): return self.impl()


class _GetchUnix:
    """Fetch and character using the termios module."""
    def __init__(self):
        import tty, sys
        from select import select

    def __call__(self):
        import sys, tty, termios
        from select import select

        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)

        try:
            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())

            # [ Wait until ready for reading,
            #   wait until ready for writing
            #   wait for an "exception condition" ]
            # The below line times out after 1 second
            # This can be changed to a floating-point value if necessary
            [i, o, e] = select([sys.stdin.fileno()], [], [], 1)
            if i:
                ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
            else:
                ch = None

        finally:
            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)

        return ch


class _GetchWindows:
    """Fetch a character using the Microsoft Visual C Runtime."""
    def __init__(self):
        import msvcrt

    def __call__(self):
        import msvcrt
        import time

        # Delay timeout to match UNIX behaviour
        time.sleep(1)

        # Check if there is a character waiting, otherwise this would block
        if msvcrt.kbhit():
            return msvcrt.getch()

        else:
            return


getch = _Getch()