On 2006-06-18 13:20:06, tylertacky write: >Ok, I'm pretty new to python, so this might be a stupid question. I'm >trying to write a simple text-based pong clone, and I can't figure out >how to read key presses to move the paddles. I just need something that >does the same thing as getch() and kbhit(). I can't use those because >their windows only, and I'm running Linux. > >Someone suggested using curses, but that does crazy things with my >output, and leaves the terminal unusable after the program closes. > >-- >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
The python.org site has a faq about getting keystroke. It uses termios and fcntl modules. Here's the link: http://www.python.org/doc/faq/library/#how-do-i-get-a-single-keypress-at-a-time Hope it can help you! ----- Fan Zhang -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list