Nice Format For Chatting Server - Python

Question

Hey, Do any of you have a nice way/idea to make this format look normal?
in my server people can send and receive text in parallel - meaning: threads.
if i take inpute like so:
input('You> ')

and receive data like so:
print(data) # data will look like: username> text text text

how can i make it nice so everything will be in a new line?

i tried a way that the input is:
input('You> ')

and the receiveing is:
print(f'\n{username}> {number}', end='\nYou> ')

thats the best i could do... can anyone help? look at your previous codes mybe and it might help... the threads mess eveything up...

Answer 1

I had some code that did this once, but the prompt definitely wasn’t in that print statement.

Answer 2

You can’t really use the input function as far as I know. Use the select module.

Answer 3

Wilbur Jaywright may I have an example please? Isn't the select module just for the server-side? To allow serving of multiple clients?

Answer 4

On linux at least, the select module checks if a file or I/O socket is ready for reading.

Answer 5

Wilbur Jaywright yeah, I know.. on on windows though... but what about the original question? I spent too much time on this ngl lol

Answer 6

I… wasn’t entirely sure I understood the original question.

Answer 7

Hold on a minute! you have the prompt text in both the input and the print statement. Take it out of the print statement.

Answer 8

Wilbur Jaywright I know... without it it still doesn't work.. the threads mess it up...

Answer 9

What exactly happens?