Can't detect arrow keys in CMD/Windows Terminal
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- Python
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Description
Hi! :) First of all, thanks for the wonderful app!
I have encountered this issue: when I run a script on Windows in CMD or Windows terminal and getKey any of the arrows, the following happens: any arrow is rendered as "a". However, when I run the same code in my IDE, I get '\xe0K', '\xe0M' and so on.
As far as I can see, the problem is that when you try to get key in the native environment, you get "àK", and not "\xe0K".
Any idea how we can fix that? :)
UPD: I've just tested: the "a" that I get in the console is not real "a". Therefore, my theory about "àK" may be onto something...
UPD2: This seems to be the inherited problem of the **msvcrt** module :(
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Reproduce the arrow-key behavior through getKey in Windows CMD or Windows Terminal, then inspect the msvcrt handling mentioned in the report. Done means arrow keys are detected distinctly instead of being rendered as "a", while preserving the reported behavior in the IDE.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100