[Tutor] Eek, help!

[Liam Clarke]

Hi all, 

Jacob - this is anyKey()

def anyKey(prompt=None): 
    if prompt is None:
        prompt = "Press any key"    
    print prompt
    while not msvcrt.kbhit():  # kbhit() returns 1 (true) or 0
(false), true if any key is pressed
        pass
    return

But, it was as Danny said, my while loop was always true, which is
odd, because, I had copied this -

def readBook(book):
    import os
    filename = 'addbook.dat'
    if os.path.exists(filename):
       store = file(filename,'r')
       while store:
          name = store.readline().strip()
	  entry = store.readline().strip()
          book[name] = entry
    else:
        store = file(filename,'w') # create new empty file
    store.close()

from Alan Gauld's tutorial, and it works fine... so Liam == confused is True.

But thanks all round,

Liam Clarke


On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 20:29:25 -0500, Jacob S. <keridee at jayco.net> wrote:
> Okay,
>     Just a quick question. How did you define your function? What is pause?
> Is it a list or something that you have added attributes to? Or maybe a
> class?
> 
> Your function pause.getKey() might look this no doubt?
> 
> class pause:
>     def getKey():
>         raw_input()
> 
> Is that how it is? I'm just curious.
> Jacob Schmidt
> 
> 


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