py_nonblocking_input

Simple, cross-platform, pure Python way of reading stdin without blocking

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Pros

• Single file
• Single class
• Single thread
• Documented
• Simple to use
• Typed - as it brings more light to dynamic typed returns
• Cross-platform (any platform that can run a 2nd thread)
• Pure Python

Cons

• Requires setup at start of program (simple)

u = NonBlockingStdIn()

• Requires teardown at end of program (simple)

u.kill()

• Does not enforce the fact that only a single instance should ever exist (at once)
  • Properly killing an old instance and then creating a new one is fine
  • Its singleton nature may be realized in code in a future commit

a = NonBlockingStdIn()
b = NonBlockingStdIn()
# This is a journey of pain that leads to multiple threads fighting over stdin using input()