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Is this possible? Every answer I have looked at isn't what I want. What I do though is something like in omega-rpg (which is an awesome little text-based debian rpg), but in Python instead of C. I have poked around and found some things, but nothing that's relevant to what I'm doing. Is it just easier to use raw_input() / input, or would it be more efficient to use some kind of API for doing so?

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I need a system of realtime keyboard input in Python, but I don't know whether it's easier to use an API or just raw_input() / input(). If it IS better to use an API, which is the best one for a beginner-level programmer to use?

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Any solution will be used in a TEXT-BASED GAME! Keep that in mind when answering, please.

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I think using raw_input() in a while loop is an acceptable solution.

You could also look into something like pygame which would handle the main game loop for you and also offers input handling.

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If you are using Windows you can use the msvcrt module. Specifically, look at kbhit to check whether a key is waiting to be read and getch to read a key press. The user does not need to press enter for the key presses to be made available to your program.

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I'd rather have something that's cross-compatible, but thanks for the answer, I'll keep that in mind C:
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You could look into PyHook. It provides callbacks for reading mouse and keyboard events.

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