Python, detect key input on console without showing the input?

Question

What I want to do is simple.

I have a code to detect when a key is pressed to proceed to different actions.

I made a test version of the code

import keyboard

print('test press a number key')

while True:
    try:
        if keyboard.is_pressed('1'):
            print('1')
            break
        if keyboard.is_pressed('2'):
            print('2')
            break
    except:
        break

input()

And here is the result on the console.

test press a number key
2
2

It shows me the '2' of the print function, and it also show me the '2' that I input. Basically, is there a way to make it so it doesn't show what I input on the console but just the prints?

oppressionslayer · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-24 00:27:10Z

3

In python use getpass:

import getpass
secret_input = getpass.getpass(prompt="Enter hidden input: ")

on non windows or unix systems you can turn off echo for regular input with:

import os
os.system("stty -echo")

and turn it back on with:

os.system("stty echo")

edited Nov 24, 2019 at 0:27

answered Nov 24, 2019 at 0:21

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