Retrieving intermediate values for raw_input

Asked Oct 22 '14 at 08:24

Active Oct 22 '14 at 08:27

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If I have a thread running in the background, is there any way it can retrieve from Python's raw_input what has been typed so far? Example: User is sitting at prompt and typing away. I would like to receive what has been typed so far at the 5 second mark, 10 second mark, etc.

Relatedly, is there any type of KeyboardEvent indicating that typing is going on?

Additionally, is there any way to modify raw_input's buffer? Clear the buffer from a different thread?

For threading I'm using the 'signal' module.

edited Oct 22 '14 at 08:27

asked Oct 22 '14 at 08:24

ChaimKut

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Your question is very broad, you've not provided any code or explained what you're doing, for instance what package are you using for your "threads"? – Ffisegydd Oct 22 '14 at 08:28
You'll need to poll stdin directly, `raw_input()` cannot do what you want. – Martijn Pieters Oct 22 '14 at 09:24

Retrieving intermediate values for raw_input

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