response prompt with auto-response functionality

auto_response.py

from inputimeout import inputimeout, TimeoutOccurred
import time
import sys


def prompt_yes_or_no(query, timed=False, timeout=30, default_response=None):
    while True:
        if timed: # inputimeout does NOT work when called from a subprocess!
            assert default_response is not None
            try:
                response = inputimeout(prompt=query + ' (timeout in %ds) [Y/n] '%(timeout), timeout=timeout).lower()
            except TimeoutOccurred:
                response = default_response
        else:
            if default_response is None:
                response = input(query + ' [Y/n] ').lower()
            else:
                response = default_response 
        if response in {'y', 'yes'}:
            return True
        elif response in {'n', 'no'}:
            return False
        else:
            print('Invalid response!\n')


query = 'Enter query...'
auto_reset = False
timeout = 0
for _ in range(1000):
    default_response = 'y' if auto_reset else 'n'
    auto_reset_toggle = prompt_yes_or_no('auto reset toggle?', timed=True, timeout=0, default_response=default_response)
    auto_reset_toggle = False if auto_reset_toggle is None else auto_reset_toggle
    if auto_reset != auto_reset_toggle:
        auto_reset = auto_reset_toggle
    print('auto reset is %s'%(auto_reset))
    if not auto_reset:
        if prompt_yes_or_no('manual reset?') is False:
            print('reset halted by user. exiting program!')
            sys.exit()

    time.sleep(5.0)