async_keyboard_example.py

import asyncio

class Prompt:
    def __init__(self, loop=None):
        self.loop = loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()
        self.q = asyncio.Queue(loop=self.loop)
        self.loop.add_reader(sys.stdin, self.got_input)

    def got_input(self):
        asyncio.ensure_future(self.q.put(sys.stdin.readline()), loop=self.loop)

    async def __call__(self, msg, end='\n', flush=False):
        print(msg, end=end, flush=flush)
        return (await self.q.get()).rstrip('\n')


prompt = Prompt()
async_input = functools.partial(prompt, end='', flush=True)

async def start_cmd():
    while True:
        command = await async_input("")
        if command == "JOIN":
            print("joining")
            await client.send(b"JOIN")
        elif command == "LEAVE":
            print("leaving")
            await client.send(b"LEAVE")
        elif command.startswith("MOVE"):
            print("moving")
            await client.send(command.encode())