@ndrew

import sys
import select
import tty
import termios
from threading import Thread

program_run = True
input_thread_timeout = 0.005 #seconds
quit_key = '\x1b' # x1b is ESC

#check stdin for input...
def isData():
        return select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0) == ([sys.stdin], [], [])

#check n terminate program on terminal condition,
#from a separate thread
class waitOnInput(Thread):
    def run(self):
        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(sys.stdin)
        try:
            tty.setcbreak(sys.stdin.fileno())
            global program_run
            thread_run = True
            while thread_run:
                if isData():
                    c = sys.stdin.read(1)
                    if c == quit_key:
                        break
                        thread_run = False
                        program_run = False
        finally:
            termios.tcsetattr(sys.stdin, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
            thread_run = False


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