[Tutor] Looking for suggestions for improving chessTimer.py code

[Kent Johnson]

Dick Moores wrote:
> OK, here's a short script, which runs fine on Windows. What do I add 
> to have it run on unix as well?
> 
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> #coding=utf-8
> 
> try:
>      # windows or dos
>      import msvcrt
>      while True:
>          if msvcrt.kbhit():
>              key = msvcrt.getch()
>              if key == "h":
>                  print "Hello, World!"
>                  break
>      print "Bye, World!"
> 
> except ImportError:
>      # assume unix
>      import tty, termios

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/134892

Kent