python console pause

1def pause(massage = 'press any key to continue'):  # this function will pause the script with a default massage or a custome one.
2    print(massage)
3    os.system('pause >NULL')  # this will pause untill any key is pressed.
4    return 0
5  
6# example usage:
7print('hello')  # prints hello.
8pause()  # waits untill the user presses a key.
9print('world!')  # then prints world!

1# To delay excusion use the time library
2import time
3
4time.sleep(secs)

1# Don't use os.system("pause"), it is very slow because it needs to create
2# an entire shell process. Use this instead:
3
4import getch
5
6def pause():
7  print("Press any key to continue . . . ")
8  getch.getch()