Reading Keyboard Scan Codes

[Gabriel Cooper]

Michael Bendzick wrote:

>Is there a simple way in python to read a keyboard scan code?  I'm
>working on a shell script that interfaces with a proprietary keyboard
>device (extra buttons) and need to be able to distinguish between
>those keys.
>
>Thank you
>
(In theory) the extra buttons shouldn't be any different than reading 
any other
keyboard input. Simply find out what value is being sent by the keyboard
when you hit those keys and program around those values.