:mod:`!termios` --- POSIX style tty control
===========================================
.. module:: termios
:platform: Unix
:synopsis: POSIX style tty control.
.. index::
pair: POSIX; I/O control
pair: tty; I/O control
--------------
This module provides an interface to the POSIX calls for tty I/O control. For a
complete description of these calls, see :manpage:`termios(3)` Unix manual
page. It is only available for those Unix versions that support POSIX
*termios* style tty I/O control configured during installation.
.. availability:: Unix.
All functions in this module take a file descriptor *fd* as their first
argument. This can be an integer file descriptor, such as returned by
``sys.stdin.fileno()``, or a :term:`file object`, such as ``sys.stdin`` itself.
This module also defines all the constants needed to work with the functions
provided here; these have the same name as their counterparts in C. Please
refer to your system documentation for more information on using these terminal
control interfaces.
The module defines the following functions:
.. function:: tcgetattr(fd)
Return a list containing the tty attributes for file descriptor *fd*, as
follows: ``[iflag, oflag, cflag, lflag, ispeed, ospeed, cc]`` where *cc* is a
list of the tty special characters (each a string of length 1, except the
items with indices :const:`VMIN` and :const:`VTIME`, which are integers when
these fields are defined). The interpretation of the flags and the speeds as
well as the indexing in the *cc* array must be done using the symbolic
constants defined in the :mod:`termios` module.
.. function:: tcsetattr(fd, when, attributes)
Set the tty attributes for file descriptor *fd* from the *attributes*, which is
a list like the one returned by :func:`tcgetattr`. The *when* argument
determines when the attributes are changed:
.. data:: TCSANOW
Change attributes immediately.
.. data:: TCSADRAIN
Change attributes after transmitting all queued output.
.. data:: TCSAFLUSH
Change attributes after transmitting all queued output and
discarding all queued input.
.. function:: tcsendbreak(fd, duration)
Send a break on file descriptor *fd*. A zero *duration* sends a break for
0.25--0.5 seconds; a nonzero *duration* has a system dependent meaning.
.. function:: tcdrain(fd)
Wait until all output written to file descriptor *fd* has been transmitted.
.. function:: tcflush(fd, queue)
Discard queued data on file descriptor *fd*. The *queue* selector specifies
which queue: :const:`TCIFLUSH` for the input queue, :const:`TCOFLUSH` for the
output queue, or :const:`TCIOFLUSH` for both queues.
.. function:: tcflow(fd, action)
Suspend or resume input or output on file descriptor *fd*. The *action*
argument can be :const:`TCOOFF` to suspend output, :const:`TCOON` to restart
output, :const:`TCIOFF` to suspend input, or :const:`TCION` to restart input.
.. function:: tcgetwinsize(fd)
Return a tuple ``(ws_row, ws_col)`` containing the tty window size for file
descriptor *fd*. Requires :const:`termios.TIOCGWINSZ` or
:const:`termios.TIOCGSIZE`.
.. versionadded:: 3.11
.. function:: tcsetwinsize(fd, winsize)
Set the tty window size for file descriptor *fd* from *winsize*, which is
a two-item tuple ``(ws_row, ws_col)`` like the one returned by
:func:`tcgetwinsize`. Requires at least one of the pairs
(:const:`termios.TIOCGWINSZ`, :const:`termios.TIOCSWINSZ`);
(:const:`termios.TIOCGSIZE`, :const:`termios.TIOCSSIZE`) to be defined.
.. versionadded:: 3.11
.. seealso::
Module :mod:`tty`
Convenience functions for common terminal control operations.
.. _termios-example:
Example
-------
Here's a function that prompts for a password with echoing turned off. Note the
technique using a separate :func:`tcgetattr` call and a :keyword:`try` ...
:keyword:`finally` statement to ensure that the old tty attributes are restored
exactly no matter what happens::
def getpass(prompt="Password: "):
import termios, sys
fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
new = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
new[3] = new[3] & ~termios.ECHO # lflags
try:
termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, new)
passwd = input(prompt)
finally:
termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old)
return passwd
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