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POIs it possible to use getch() to obtain inputs of varying length?
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copied!<p>I've taken up the adventure of creating a relatively small command-line RPG to flex my newfound Python muscles, but I've already run into a conundrum. I'm using this implementation of getch():</p> <pre><code>def getch(): fd = sys.stdin.fileno() old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd) tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno()) key = sys.stdin.read(3) termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings) </code></pre> <p>I have <code>key</code> set to read in 3 characters to capture arrow keys. Up, for example, is read in as <code>ESC[A</code>; with this method, I can use <code>key[2]</code> to determine if an arrow key was pressed and which one. All well and good, except that I'd also like to capture all sorts of other keys; <code>q</code> for quest log, <code>wasd</code> for movement (pressing the arrows in various orders will be the method of attack), and many others. The problem is instantly clear; if <code>getch()</code> only returns a single character, arrow functionality is lost entirely.</p> <p>I'm contemplating rethinking the arrow system altogether if there is no simple solution, but I'm almost certain there must be. Admittedly, I know little of what is going on within <code>tty</code>, but I read somewhere that if you only read in 1 character, the excess characters from an arrow press are retained in the buffer. How might I go about accessing said buffer? Alternatively, is there some clever way to tell <code>stdin</code> to expect input of variable length?</p> <p>Thank you in advance for any and all assistance.</p>

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