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().
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Answer 1

on linux platform, I use os.system to call /sbin/getkey command, e.g.

continue_ = os.system('/sbin/getkey -m "Please any key within %d seconds to continue..." -c  10')
if continue_:
   ...
else:
   ...

The benefit is it will show an countdown seconds to user, very interesting :)