input in timed while loop

Question

When I try to allow the user to input a command in a timed while loop (0.1 seconds) it pauses at the input and doesn't get to the time.sleep() until the user enters something. For example:

while True:
    [something happens]

    userInput = input("Type something")

    if userInput = "foo":
        [another thing happens]

    time.sleep(0.1)

I want the loop to run normally if there is no user input and process the user input if there is without pausing the entire loop.

I believe that's the point of `input`? Wait until the user enters something, no? — Selcuk, May 25 '20 at 06:08
That's exactly what input is supposed to do. So no, there's no way to prevent input from doing this. — Banana, May 25 '20 at 06:10
How should that work from the user's perspective? The user has less than 0.1s to enter something? — Klaus D., May 25 '20 at 06:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 25 '20 at 06:19

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Calling the input function requires it to wait until the user types something.

answered May 25 '20 at 06:19

AspiringReactDev

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