keyos.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import termios, sys, os
#import termios, TERMIOS, sys, os
TERMIOS = termios
def getkey():
        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
        old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
        new = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
        new[3] = new[3] & ~TERMIOS.ICANON & ~TERMIOS.ECHO
        new[6][TERMIOS.VMIN] = 1
        new[6][TERMIOS.VTIME] = 0
        termios.tcsetattr(fd, TERMIOS.TCSANOW, new)
        c = None
        try:
                c = os.read(fd, 1)
        finally:
                termios.tcsetattr(fd, TERMIOS.TCSAFLUSH, old)
        return c

if __name__ == '__main__':
        print 'type something'
        s = ''
        while 1:
                c = getkey()
                if c == '\n':     ## break on a Return/Enter keypress
                        break
                if c==  'q':
		    print "quit"
                print 'got', c
                s = s + c

        print s