def sendkeyevent(self, keyEvent):

        # TODO - how should we handle tab key presses? For now, we just treat it as a space.
        if self.done:
            return

        char = interpretkeyevent(keyEvent)
        if char in ('\r', '\n') and keyEvent.type == KEYUP: # TODO - figure out which is the right one
            self.done = True
            self.parent.input_history.insert(0, self.buffer)
            self.pygsurf.inputcursormode = None
            x, y = self.pygsurf.getnthcellfrom(self.startx, self.starty, self.cursor)
            self.pygsurf.write('\n') # print a newline to move the pygcurse surface object's cursor.
            self.pygsurf._repaintcell(x, y)
        elif char not in ('\r', '\n') and keyEvent.type == KEYDOWN:
            if char is None and keyEvent.key in self.KEYMAPPING:
                (self.KEYMAPPING[keyEvent.key])() # call the related method
            elif char is not None:
                if (self.whitelistchars is not None and char not in self.whitelistchars) or (self.blacklistchars is not None and char in self.blacklistchars):
                    return # filter out based on white and black list

                if char == '\t':
                    char = ' '
                if (not self.insertMode and len(self.buffer) < self._maxlength) or (self.insertMode and self.cursor == len(self.buffer)):
                    self.buffer.insert(self.cursor, char)
                    self.cursor += 1
                elif len(self.buffer) < self._maxlength:
                    self.buffer[self.cursor] = char
                    self.cursor += 1
        self.pygsurf.inputcursor = self.pygsurf.getnthcellfrom(self.startx, self.starty, self.cursor)
        self.pygsurf.inputcursor = (self.pygsurf.inputcursor[0] + len(self.prompt), self.pygsurf.inputcursor[1])        # TODO - figure out why this is needed
Interpret the character that the pygame.event.Event object passed as keyEvent represents, and perform the associated action. These actions could be adding another character to the buffer, or manipulating the cursor position (such as when the arrow keys are pressed).
dataset/ETHPy150Open asweigart/pygcurse/pygcurse/__init__.py/PygcurseInput.sendkeyevent