I want the python program to wait for user specific char input, let's say "r"/"f", and to continue according to this char.
If after n hours none of these were input, I want the program to do something else. How can this be reached?
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This contains the answer you're looking for: https://docs.python.org/3/ – High-Octane Apr 28 '22 at 13:28
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Does this answer your question? [Time-Limited Input?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15528939/time-limited-input) – Eric Darchis Apr 28 '22 at 13:28
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Just use this
from threading import Timer
timeout = 10 #here is the time in second
t = Timer(timeout, print, ['Sorry, times up'])
t.start()
prompt = "You have %d seconds to choose the correct answer...\n" % timeout
answer = input(prompt)
t.cancel()
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When I'm doing this, script is still waiting for input even though I get "Sorry, times up" when no input was inserted. I want it to skip the waiting for input with timeout has passed. – Samp May 05 '22 at 16:02