Exemple #1
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def get_key():
    """
    Function to retrieve a character (code) given user input.
    Non-blocking mode available if stdscr.nodelay(False) is called.
    """

    try:  # Catch non-blocking errors when attempting to fetch character
        if sys.platform == 'win32':
            wch = unicurses.wgetkey(stdscr)  # wgetkey is for windows support
        else:
            wch = stdscr.get_wch()  # get_wch is for linux ( and os x?)
    except curses_error:  # No input error --> return ''; only happens if blocking off
        return ''
    if isinstance(wch, int):  # if the keycode is a byte, it'll return an int which needs to be converted
        if unicurses.keyname(wch):  # check for a valid key descriptor
            return unicurses.keyname(wch).decode('utf-8')
        else:  # if no valid key descriptor is available, try using the character in the next conditional
            wch = chr(wch)
    if isinstance(wch, str):  # already a string; check if KEY_ENTER or KEY_TAB as they are unparsed by keyname(wch)
        if wch == '\n':  # newline = KEY_ENTER
            return 'KEY_ENTER'
        elif wch == '\t':  # tab = KEY_TAB
            return 'KEY_TAB'
        elif wch == '\b':  # bs = KEY_BACKSPACE
            return 'KEY_BACKSPACE'
        else:  # properly formatted, we can return this safely
            return wch
Exemple #2
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def getchar(stdscr):
    while 1:
        try:
            char = stdscr.get_wch()
            break
        except curses.error:
            pass

    stdscr.addstr(key_info(char))

    if isinstance(char, str):
        _ord = ord(char)

        # Replace special characters with a readable string
        if _ord == 27:
            result = 'Esc'
        elif _ord == 10:
            result = '\n'
        elif _ord == 9:
            result = '\t'
        elif _ord < 32:
            result = curses.unctrl(char)
            result = result.decode()
            result = 'Ctrl-' + result[1]
        else:
            result = char

    elif isinstance(char, int):
        # char must be some kind of function key
        if char == curses.KEY_BACKSPACE:
            result = '\b'
        else:
            result = curses.keyname(char)
            result = result.decode()
            result = result[4] + result[5:].lower()
            # Remove parenthesis for function keys
            result.replace('(', '')
            result.replace(')', '')
    else:
        raise IOError('Can\'t handle input character type: {}.'
                      .format(str(type(char))))

    stdscr.addstr(key_info(result))
    return result
Exemple #3
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def key_info(key):
    try:
        _ord = ord(key)
    except:
        _ord = -1
    try:
        _chr = chr(key)
    except:
        _chr = -1
    try:
        unctrl = curses.unctrl(key)
    except:
        unctrl = 'no unctrl'
    try:
        name = curses.keyname(key)
    except:
        name = 'no name'

    return ('repr: {}, type: {}, ord: {}, chr: {}, unctrl: {}, name: {}\n'
            .format(repr(key), type(key), _ord, _chr, unctrl, name))
Exemple #4
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def key_to_string(key):
    """Replace special characters with a readable string"""
    if key == 27:
        result = 'esc'
    elif key == 10 or key == 13:
        result = '\n'
    elif key == 9:
        result = '\t'
    elif key == 8 or key == curses.KEY_BACKSPACE:
        result = '\b'
    elif key == 330 or key == curses.KEY_DC:
        result = 'del'
    elif key < 32:
        result = curses.unctrl(key)
        result = result.decode()
        result = 'ctrl-' + result[1].lower()
    elif key < 256:
        result = chr(key)
    else:
        # key must be some kind of function key
        try:
            result = curses.keyname(key)
        except:
            raise IOError('Can\'t handle input character type: {}.'
                            .format(str(type(key))))
        else:
            try:
                result = result.decode()
            except AttributeError:
                debug('Cant decode ' + repr(result))
            result = result[4:].lower()
            # Remove parenthesis for function keys
            result.replace('(', '')
            result.replace(')', '')
    #debug(result)
    return result