Input w/o enter in python

Question

Is there a command for python shell that allows key input without using enter, like a tkinter bind or a cmd choice. any suggestions

I've tried a tkinter bind. pynput is not out for python 3.7 yet :(. any other suggestions? This did not work.

canvas.bind_all('<KeyPress-Left>',Left)
canvas.bind_all('<KeyPress-Right',Right)
def Right():
    if R == 0:
        X = X + 1
def Left():
    if L == 0:
        X = X - 1

I expected it to change x, but it didn't change. (x is declared before these statements are called.)

You may be interested in the [`keyboard`](https://pypi.org/project/keyboard/) module, which may cover your use case — Green Cloak Guy, Jun 21 '19 at 20:29
Possible duplicate of [Python read a single character from the user](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/510357/python-read-a-single-character-from-the-user) — a_guest, Jun 21 '19 at 20:31
Your bound functions are failing due to references to an undefined local variable `X`. You may also need to bind to the root window, rather than the canvas, so that the keys work even if the canvas has never been clicked on to give it keyboard focus. — jasonharper, Jun 21 '19 at 20:43
Nevermind. Keyboard worked. I was having trouble installing getch. — KillerQuow, Jun 21 '19 at 22:19

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '19 at 05:06

use this if your os is windows

msvcrt.getch() Read a keypress and return the resulting character. Nothing is echoed to the console. This call will block if a keypress is not already available, but will not wait for Enter to be pressed. If the pressed key was a special function key, this will return '\000' or '\xe0'; the next call will return the keycode. The Control-C keypress cannot be read with this function.

check --> https://docs.python.org/2/library/msvcrt.html

I prefer keyboard, but getch is a popular recommendation. – KillerQuow Jun 29 '19 at 23:09 — KillerQuow, Jun 29 '19 at 23:09

Input w/o enter in python

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