Python is much more fun than C, every line of code looks like poetry. You almost get a mindgasm from reading it. Look at this, pure simplicity -

class ProcessUserInput( threading.Thread ):
   def run (self ):
       lastchar = GetOneCharFromBuffer()
       if lastchar == '':
           print "do nothing"

No need for annoying { or } or end or ; etc.

Here are two great tutorials for those who want to get started with GUI or game programming; Invent With Python and Thinking in Tkinter. Enjoy!