Changed to utilize the Events class and pollEmitter function. Program will currently quit after pressing ESCAPE.

game/__init__.py

 import game.gbe
 
+_RUNNING = False
+
+
+def onKeyEvent(event, data):
+    global _RUNNING
+    if event == "KEYDOWN":
+        if data["key"] == 27:
+            _RUNNING = False
+        print("Key {} down".format(data["key"]))
+    elif event == "KEYUP":
+        print("Key {} up".format(data["key"]))
+    elif event == "KEYPRESSED":
+        print("Key {} pressed".format(data["key"]))
+
+
+
 def start():
+    global _RUNNING, onKeyEvent
     t = game.gbe.Time()
     t.reset()
 
+    game.gbe.events.Events.listen("KEYDOWN", onKeyEvent)
+    game.gbe.events.Events.listen("KEYUP", onKeyEvent)
+    game.gbe.events.Events.listen("KEYPRESSED", onKeyEvent)
     d = game.gbe.Display()
     d.init()
-    while t.aliveSeconds < 5.0:
-        print(t.aliveSeconds)
+    _RUNNING = True
+    while _RUNNING:
+        game.gbe.events.pollEmitter()
     d.close()