getch.py

# Portable "getch"
try:
    from msvcrt import getch
except ImportError:
    def getch():
        import sys, tty, termios
        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
        try:
            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
            ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
        finally:
            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
        return ch
        
def getunich():
    code = 0
    while True:
        chcode = ord(getch())
        code *= 265
        code += chcode
        if chcode != 224:
            return code