code: def getInput():
      
      input = ''
  
      if sys.platform == 'win32':
          import msvcrt
          if msvcrt.kbhit():  # Check for a keyboard hit.
              input += msvcrt.getch()
              print_(input)
          else:
              time.sleep(.1)
  
      else:  # Other platforms
          # Posix will work with sys.stdin or sys.stdin.fileno()
          # Mac needs the file descriptor.
          # This solution does not work for windows since select
          # expects a socket, and I have no idea how to create a
          # socket from standard input.
          sock = sys.stdin.fileno()
  
          # select(rlist, wlist, xlist, timeout)
          while len(select.select([sock], [], [], 0.1)[0]) > 0:
              input += decode(os.read(sock, 4096))
  
      return input
docs: Read the input buffer without blocking the system.