How to make while loop keep going while still looking for input in Python

Question

I am making a Cookie clicker like game in Python, and I am trying to have the while loop keep going so it checks if a second has gone (so it adds "cookies") while still looking if the user is making an input (clicking on "Cookie").

Whenever I try this it waits for the input instead of doing the rest of the loop.

This is what my current code looks like (There's more of course):

While True:
    console.clear()
    cookieText = "You have " + str(cookies) + " cookies"
    print cookieText
    clicker = raw_input("")
    if clicker == "":
        cookies += clickerPower
    more...

This is what I want to add:

While True:
    last = time()
    if last == timer:
        timer = last
        more...

You have to share code or part of it or pseudo code to get help on this — MohitC, Oct 15 '15 at 10:36
possibly you can get your answer here http://stackoverflow.com/a/13034175/1330355 — MohitC, Oct 15 '15 at 10:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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this worked for me (source)

import msvcrt

num = 0
done = False
while not done:
    print num
    num += 1

    if msvcrt.kbhit():
        print msvcrt.getch()
        done = True

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Oct 15 '15 at 10:43

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 15 '15 at 10:44

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The answer is threading. But it's not simple.

answered Oct 15 '15 at 10:44

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How to make while loop keep going while still looking for input in Python

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