How to do "hit any key" in python?

Question

How would I do a "hit any key" (or grab a menu option) in Python?

• raw_input requires you hit return.
• Windows msvcrt has getch() and getche().

Is there a portable way to do this using the standard libs?

Answer 1

try:     # Win32     from msvcrt import getch except ImportError:     # UNIX     def getch():         import sys, tty, termios         fd = sys.stdin.fileno()         old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)         try:             tty.setraw(fd)             return sys.stdin.read(1)         finally:             termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old) 

Answer 2

try:   os.system('pause')  #windows, doesn't require enter except whatever_it_is:   os.system('read -p "Press any key to continue"') #linux