Define how long you want to wait for the user's input.
After the time is over, a default value is set.
pip install input-timeout
from input_timeout import InputTimeout
i = InputTimeout(
timeout=20,
input_message=" >> ",
timeout_message="'Sorry, you were not fast enough'",
defaultvalue="slow",
cancelbutton="esc",
show_special_characters_warning='If you want to use special characters, you have to use alt+\\d\\d\\d\\d\nPress "ctrl" to see a complete list of all combinations!',
).finalvalue
print(f"\n\nYour input was {i}")
i = InputTimeout(
timeout=5,
input_message=" >> ",
timeout_message="Sorry, you were not fast enough: ",
defaultvalue="slow",
cancelbutton="esc",
show_special_characters_warning='If you want to use special characters, you have to use alt+\\d\\d\\d\\d\nPress "ctrl" to see a complete list of all combinations!',
).finalvalue
print(f"\n\nYour input was {i}")
i = InputTimeout(
timeout=10,
input_message=" >> ",
timeout_message="Sorry, you were not fast enough",
defaultvalue="Wake up!",
cancelbutton=None,
show_special_characters_warning=None,
).finalvalue
print(f"\n\nYour input was {i}")
i = InputTimeout(
timeout=10,
input_message=" >> ",
timeout_message="Sorry, you were not fast enough",
defaultvalue="Are you sleeping?",
cancelbutton="esc",
show_special_characters_warning=None,
).finalvalue
print(f"\n\nYour input was {i}")
i = InputTimeout(
timeout=10,
input_message=" >>",
timeout_message="Sorry, you were not fast enough",
defaultvalue="you are so slow",
cancelbutton=None,
show_special_characters_warning='If you want to use special characters, you have to use alt+\\d\\d\\d\\d\nPress "ctrl" to see a complete list of all combinations!',
).finalvalue
print(f"\n\nYour input was {i}")
Output:
#output
If you want to use special characters, you have to use alt+\d\d\d\d
Press "ctrl" to see a complete list of all combinations!
>> babba
Your input was babba
If you want to use special characters, you have to use alt+\d\d\d\d
Press "ctrl" to see a complete list of all combinations!
alt+0192 -> À alt+0193 -> Á alt+0196 -> Ä alt+0194 -> Â
alt+0195 -> Ã alt+0197 -> Å alt+0198 -> Æ alt+0228 -> ä
alt+0224 -> à alt+0225 -> á alt+0226 -> â alt+0227 -> ã
alt+0229 -> å alt+0230 -> æ alt+0199 -> Ç alt+0231 -> ç
alt+0208 -> Ð alt+0240 -> ð alt+0203 -> Ë alt+0200 -> È
alt+0201 -> É alt+0202 -> Ê alt+0235 -> ë alt+0232 -> è
alt+0233 -> é alt+0234 -> ê alt+0207 -> Ï alt+0204 -> Ì
alt+0205 -> Í alt+0206 -> Î alt+0239 -> ï alt+0236 -> ì
alt+0237 -> í alt+0238 -> î alt+0209 -> Ñ alt+0241 -> ñ
alt+0214 -> Ö alt+0210 -> Ò alt+0211 -> Ó alt+0212 -> Ô
alt+0213 -> Õ alt+0216 -> Ø alt+0140 -> Œ alt+0246 -> ö
alt+0242 -> ò alt+0243 -> ó alt+0244 -> ô alt+0245 -> õ
alt+0248 -> ø alt+0156 -> œ alt+0138 -> Š alt+0223 -> ß
alt+0154 -> š alt+0222 -> Þ alt+0254 -> þ alt+0220 -> Ü
alt+0217 -> Ù alt+0218 -> Ú alt+0219 -> Û alt+0252 -> ü
alt+0249 -> ù alt+0250 -> ú alt+0251 -> û alt+0159 -> Ÿ
alt+0221 -> Ý alt+0255 -> ÿ alt+0253 -> ý alt+0168 -> ¨
alt+0136 -> ˆ alt+0180 -> ´ alt+0175 -> ¯ alt+0184 -> ¸
alt+0192 -> À alt+0193 -> Á alt+0196 -> Ä alt+0194 -> Â
alt+0195 -> Ã alt+0197 -> Å alt+0198 -> Æ alt+0228 -> ä
alt+0224 -> à alt+0225 -> á alt+0226 -> â alt+0227 -> ã
alt+0229 -> å alt+0230 -> æ alt+0199 -> Ç alt+0231 -> ç
alt+0208 -> Ð alt+0240 -> ð alt+0203 -> Ë alt+0200 -> È
alt+0201 -> É alt+0202 -> Ê alt+0235 -> ë alt+0232 -> è
alt+0233 -> é alt+0234 -> ê alt+0207 -> Ï alt+0204 -> Ì
alt+0205 -> Í alt+0206 -> Î alt+0239 -> ï alt+0236 -> ì
alt+0237 -> í alt+0238 -> î alt+0209 -> Ñ alt+0241 -> ñ
alt+0214 -> Ö alt+0210 -> Ò alt+0211 -> Ó alt+0212 -> Ô
alt+0213 -> Õ alt+0216 -> Ø alt+0140 -> Œ alt+0246 -> ö
alt+0242 -> ò alt+0243 -> ó alt+0244 -> ô alt+0245 -> õ
alt+0248 -> ø alt+0156 -> œ alt+0138 -> Š alt+0223 -> ß
alt+0154 -> š alt+0222 -> Þ alt+0254 -> þ alt+0220 -> Ü
alt+0217 -> Ù alt+0218 -> Ú alt+0219 -> Û alt+0252 -> ü
alt+0249 -> ù alt+0250 -> ú alt+0251 -> û alt+0159 -> Ÿ
alt+0221 -> Ý alt+0255 -> ÿ alt+0253 -> ý alt+0168 -> ¨
alt+0136 -> ˆ alt+0180 -> ´ alt+0175 -> ¯ alt+0184 -> ¸
Sorry, you were not fast enough:
Your input was slow
>> super
Your input was super
>> adasa
Your input was adasa
If you want to use special characters, you have to use alt+\d\d\d\d
Press "ctrl" to see a complete list of all combinations!
Sorry, you were not fast enough
Your input was you are so slow
FAQs
Like python's input(), but with timeout and default value
We found that input-timeout demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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