Check for new input before shutting down

Asked May 19 '19 at 11:14

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I want to check if the user entered a new input, and if not, shut down the script

I've written a small script that is intended to parse certain input, based on a set of rules. I've tried exit(),quit(),and also found to use os._exit(errorcode)

/// The part above assumes the script performed successfully, and it's requesting of the user if it wants to re-run the script, with new input///

print("Enter a new number: ")
time.sleep(15)
s=input()
os._exit(1)
umcn()

The expectation is to have the script wait for user input for 15 seconds, after the print line, and end the script if no new input is given. "umcn()" is a defined function that should execute, if there was any input

asked May 19 '19 at 11:14

Nikola Pavlovic

In order to impose a time limit on input, you can't use `input` (without using threads), because it blocks. – L3viathan May 19 '19 at 11:17
Possible duplicate of [How to set time limit on raw\_input](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2933399/how-to-set-time-limit-on-raw-input) – Thierry Lathuille May 19 '19 at 11:19
You could also have a look at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15528939/python-3-timed-input – Thierry Lathuille May 19 '19 at 11:20

Check for new input before shutting down

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