some other version

cli/FlippR_Networking.py

@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ class Networking:
         self.get("/displays" + display + "/write_score/" + str(score))
 
     def getInputEvent(self):
-        header = ''
-        while chr(2) not in header:
-            header += str(self.input_socket.recv(1))
+        header = bytearray()
+        while b'\x02' not in header:
+            bla = self.input_socket.recv(1)
+            header.append(bla)
         
-        length = int(header[:-1])
+        length = int(str(header[:-1]))
         
         return self.input_socket.recv(length)

cli/main.py

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ def create_menu():
  #   quit = True
 
 def print_input():
+    print("Starting to print incoming events:")
     # end_loop_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
     while(True):
         print(networking.getInputEvent())
     #  signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, end_loop_handler)
-    quit = False
 
 def create_lamps_submenu(lamps):
     menu = CursesMenu("Output", "Lamps")