- 1 year ago
Set stdin to non-blocking
In Windows, there is no direct way to set stdin
to non-blocking mode in the command prompt. However, you can achieve a similar effect by using multi-threading in your program.
Here's an example of how you can simulate non-blocking input in a Python program:
pythonimport sys
import threading
def read_input():
while True:
data = sys.stdin.readline().rstrip('\n')
if data:
# Process the input
print("Received input:", data)
# Start a separate thread to read input
input_thread = threading.Thread(target=read_input)
input_thread.daemon = True
input_thread.start()
# Rest of your program
# ...
# Wait for the input thread to finish
input_thread.join()
In this example, a separate thread is created to continuously read input from stdin
in a non-blocking manner. The main thread can continue executing other tasks while the input thread is running. You can process the input data in the read_input
function as needed.
Keep in mind that this approach may not provide true non-blocking behavior, as the input thread will still block when reading input from stdin
. However, it allows your program to continue executing other tasks while waiting for input.