#! /usr/bin/env python

from time import sleep
from sys import stdin
from select import select
from tty import setcbreak
from termios import TCSADRAIN, tcgetattr as getat, tcsetattr as setat


def readCh():
    if select([stdin], [], [], 0) == ([stdin], [], []):
        return stdin.read(1)
    return False

def readKey(time=.1):
    key = stdin.read(1)
    sleep(time)
    while True:
        ch = readCh()
        if not ch:
            break
        key += ch
        sleep(time)
    return key


if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        oldSettings = getat(stdin)
        setcbreak(stdin.fileno())

        key = readKey()
        print "key:", repr(key)
    finally:
        setat(stdin, TCSADRAIN, oldSettings)