source: trigger/test.py@ 3361

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys, os, select, time

i = 0

def getInput():
        input = ''
        while len(select.select([sys.stdin.fileno()], [], [], 0.0)[0])>0:
                input += os.read(sys.stdin.fileno(), 4096)
        return input

def doWork():
        global i
        time.sleep(0.5)
        i += 1

if __name__=='__main__':
        input = ''
        while not input:
                doWork()
                input = getInput()
        print "got user input: %r" % input
        print "did %d units of work" % i