src/python/query_yes_no.py

   1 import sys
   2 from inputimeout import inputimeout, TimeoutOccurred
   3
   4 def query_yes_no(question=''): #https://code.activestate.com/recipes/577058/
   5     """Ask a yes/no question via raw_input() and return their answer.
   6     "question" is a string that is presented to the user.
   7     The "answer" return value is True for "yes" or False for "no".
   8     """
   9     valid = {"yes": True, "y": True, "ye": True, "no": False, "n": False}
  10
  11     while True:
  12         choice = ''
  13         try:
  14             choice = inputimeout(prompt=question, timeout=5)
  15         except TimeoutOccurred:
  16             sys.stdout.write("Please respond with 'yes' or 'no' " "(or 'y' or 'n')")
  17             sys.stdout.flush()
  18
  19         if choice in valid:
  20             return valid[choice]