def text_entry(self):

        allowed_sequences = set(['KEY_ENTER', 'KEY_ESCAPE', 'KEY_DELETE'])

        sys.stdout.write('Enter text (<Esc> to abort) : ')
        sys.stdout.flush()

        # Track start column to ensure user doesn't backspace too far
        start_column = self.term.get_location()[1]
        cur_column = start_column

        with self.term.cbreak():
            val = ''
            while val != 'KEY_ENTER' and val != 'KEY_ESCAPE':
                val = self.term.inkey()
                if not val:
                    continue
                elif val.is_sequence:
                    val = val.name
                    if val not in allowed_sequences:
                        continue

                if val == 'KEY_ENTER':
                    self.roku.enter()
                elif val == 'KEY_ESCAPE':
                    pass
                elif val == 'KEY_DELETE':
                    self.roku.backspace()
                    if cur_column > start_column:
                        sys.stdout.write(u'\b \b')
                        cur_column -= 1
                else:
                    self.roku.literal(val)
                    sys.stdout.write(val)
                    cur_column += 1
                sys.stdout.flush()

            # Clear to beginning of line
            sys.stdout.write(self.term.clear_bol)
            sys.stdout.write(self.term.move(self.term.height, 0))
            sys.stdout.flush()
Relay literal text entry from user to Roku until
dataset/ETHPy150Open ncmiller/roku-cli/rokucli/cli.py/RokuCLI.text_entry