asyncore module

[Andrew Bennetts]

On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:28:30AM -0600, sik0fewl wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Is asyncore ideal for programs with user input as well as sockets? It 
> doesn't seem so with asyncore.loop() not returning until all sockets are 
> closed, but maybe I'm missing something.
> 
> Otherwise, threading seems like the way to go (not like there are any 
> other ways to go).

Twisted can do this, using the twisted.internet.stdio module -- for
instance, Conch (Twisted's SSH implementation) uses this in its client.

You can also use curses with Twisted.  There's a simple example of an IRC
client in doc/examples/cursesclient.py in the Twisted distribution.

http://twistedmatrix.com/

I recommend using Twisted rather than asyncore in general.  It's a much
richer framework.

-Andrew.