First of all, I am totally new in Python, having just started to learn it. I know a lot of stuff about C++ however and I am just trying to implement some of those in Python.
I have done quite a search on it but I couldn't find any solution that fits my requirement. Please see the following code,
import os
class _Getch:
"""Gets a single character from standard input. Does not echo to the
screen."""
def __init__(self):
try:
self.impl = _GetchWindows()
except:
print("Error!")
def __call__(self): return self.impl()
class _GetchWindows:
def __init__(self):
import msvcrt
def __call__(self):
import msvcrt
return msvcrt.getch()
def mainfun():
check = fh = True
while check:
fh = True
arr = [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]]
print ("Welcome to Tic Tac Toe Game!!!\n\n")
print("Enter 1 to Start Game")
print("Enter 2 to Exit Game")
a = _Getch()
if a == "1":
while fh:
os.system("cls")
drawboard()
playermove()
fh = checkresult()
elif a == "2":
break
As you can see, What I am trying to do here is asking the user to press a number from 1 and 2 and then store that number in "a" and then use it for my requirements.
Now, I first tried using this,
input('').split(" ")[0]
But this didn't work. It required me to always Press Enter after having typed 1 or 2. So, that didn't work.
Then I found this class of Getch and I implemented it. Long story short, it entered me into a never ending loop and my result is something like this now,
Welcome to Tic Tac Toe Game!!!
Enter 1 to Start Game
Enter 2 to Exit Game
Press Enter to Continue....
Welcome to Tic Tac Toe Game!!!
Enter 1 to Start Game
Enter 2 to Exit Game
Press Enter to Continue....
Welcome to Tic Tac Toe Game!!!
Enter 1 to Start Game
Enter 2 to Exit Game
Press Enter to Continue....
And it is a never ending loop... Even if I press any key like "1" or "2", it still doesn't stop and keep on performing this and don't enter any function.
What I want is a function similar to this,
- It should work on PYCHARM Console (I am practicing and I don't want to practice on Terminal. I am used to using the console of the IDE I am working on)
- It pauses and waits for the user to enter any input (like input does)
- It accepts and stores the very first key entered by the user into the variable. Like in this case, if user presses "1" then it should store that character in "a" and simply move on. You don't have to Press "ENTER" to move on.
- If the user presses any other button like "a" or "b" or anything like this, it will simply not do anything and keep on asking for the input until the required number "1" or "2" is entered (and I think that can very easily be handled in this while loop)
In other words, I just want an alternative to getch() command of C++ in Python. I have tried a lot to find it, but I couldn't. Please refer to me a question which provides a solution to this exact question or provide a solution here. Thank you.
Edit: Please note this isn't the complete code. I have only provided the code which is relevant. If anyone needs to see the whole code, I am happy to share that as well.
Complete code is as follows,
import os
import keyboard
def getch():
alphabet = list(map(chr, range(97, 123)))
while True:
for letter in alphabet: # detect when a letter is pressed
if keyboard.is_pressed(letter):
return letter
for num in range(10): # detect numbers 0-9
if keyboard.is_pressed(str(num)):
return str(num)
arr = [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]]
playerturn = 1
def drawboard():
global playerturn
print("Player 1 (X) - Player 2 (O)\n")
print("Turn: Player " + str(playerturn))
print("\n")
for i in range(3):
print (" ", end='')
for j in range(3):
print(arr[i][j], end='')
if j == 2:
continue
print(" | ", end='')
if i == 2:
continue
print("")
print("____|____|____")
print(" | | ")
def playermove():
global playerturn
row = col = 0
correctmove = False
print("\n\nMake your Move!\n")
while not correctmove:
row = int(input("Enter Row: "))
col = int(input("Enter Col: "))
if (3 > row > -1) and (-1 < col < 3):
for i in range(3):
for j in range(3):
if arr[row][col] == 0:
correctmove = True
if playerturn == 1:
arr[row][col] = 1
else:
arr[row][col] = 2
playerturn += 1
if playerturn > 2:
playerturn = 1
if not correctmove:
print ("Wrong Inputs, please enter again, ")
def checkwin():
for player in range(1, 3):
for i in range(3):
if arr[i][0] == player and arr[i][1] == player and arr[i][2] == player: return player
if arr[0][i] == player and arr[1][i] == player and arr[2][i] == player: return player
if arr[0][0] == player and arr[1][1] == player and arr[2][2] == player: return player
if arr[0][2] == player and arr[1][1] == player and arr[2][0] == player: return player
return -1
def checkdraw():
for i in range(3):
for j in range(3):
if arr[i][j] == 0:
return False
return True
def checkresult():
check = checkwin()
if check == 1:
os.system('cls')
drawboard()
print("\n\nPlayer 1 has won the game!!\n")
elif check == 2:
os.system('cls')
drawboard()
print("\n\nPlayer 2 has won the game!!\n")
elif check == 3:
os.system('cls')
drawboard()
print("\n\nThe game has been drawn!!\n")
else:
return True
return False
def mainfun():
check = fh = True
while check:
os.system("cls")
fh = True
arr = [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]]
print ("Welcome to Tic Tac Toe Game!!!\n\n")
print("Enter 1 to Start Game")
print("Enter 2 to Exit Game")
a = getch()
if a == "1":
while fh:
os.system("cls")
drawboard()
playermove()
fh = checkresult()
elif a == "2":
break
print ("Press any key to continue...")
getch()
mainfun()
EDIT2: Problem is resolved by using Keyboard module... The next issue here is how do I remove the data stored in input buffer after the getch() function is called? Because the data in buffer is getting displayed on the next input (when I am taking in the row and column) and I don't want that to happen. I fonud a solution for Linux but not for Windows (or for Pycharm)
