getch

[ilfirin-ms]

I am baffled, I cannot find simple getch() one key input. I have to build application, layout, keybindings, output, full screen ...
Could it be done simpler?

Thank you

[jonathanslenders]

In case anyone comes across this, we have an example in the docs: https://python-prompt-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/pages/asking_for_input.html#reading-keys-from-stdin-one-key-at-a-time-but-without-a-prompt

import asyncio

from prompt_toolkit.input import create_input
from prompt_toolkit.keys import Keys

async def main() -> None:
    done = asyncio.Event()
    input = create_input()

    def keys_ready():
        for key_press in input.read_keys():
            print(key_press)

            if key_press.key == Keys.ControlC:
                done.set()

    with input.raw_mode():
        with input.attach(keys_ready):
            await done.wait()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

However, we don't have a higher level helper yet to simplify things. (This was not really what prompt_toolkit was designed for.)