What is the equivalence of cin.ignore() in python?

Question

In C++, i could use cin.ignore() to get a keystroke from user before program continues.

What is the equivalence of cin.ignore() in python?

Answer 1

You could simply do:

raw_input("Press enter to exit...") # use input() if using Python 3.x

This only works with pressing Enter, however (the user could type in a bunch of letters but only pressing Enter at the end).