getch() function to read single char from stdin, w/o waiting for newline (Windows and Unix)

gistfile1.py

# If Windows getch() available, use that.  If not, use a
# Unix version.
try:
    import msvcrt
    getch = msvcrt.getch
except:
    import sys, tty, termios
    def _unix_getch():
        """Get a single character from stdin, Unix version"""

        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
        try:
            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())          # Raw read
            ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
        finally:
            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
        return ch

    getch = _unix_getch

Simplified version of this SO thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/510357/python-read-a-single-character-from-the-user

Do you know if there is a way of doing this, but printing a message prompt before accepting input?

Edit: I have just realised that this is 6 years old...

Yes, you can simply call print() before calling this getch() function. You may need to specify flush=True to make sure all the print output is shown.