Type out predetermined word when player types?

[AliceGames]

The title is weird, but basically I want to make it to where it asks the player to input a word, I.E. in my game I want the player to be forced to type out "A date" when the character asks them why they are there. He is in control of the player, is what im trying to do.
I want it to be when the player hits any random key it types out one letter of the phrase.
I hope this makes sense, I dont know where else to look for help lol

[hell_oh_world]

You can try this.

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init python:
  import string

screen fixed_input(input):
  default current_input = []
  default input_ = list(input)
  default keysyms = tuple("keyup_{}".format(l) for l in string.ascii_letters + string.digits)
  
  if input_:
    key keysyms:
      action Function(current_input.append, input_.pop(0))
      
  if current_input:
    key "input_backspace" action Function(input_.insert, 0, current_input.pop(-1))
    
  key "input_enter" action Return()
  
  text "".join(current_input)

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label start:
  call screen fixed_input("A date")

This only responds to any alphabet letter and digit. If you want to capture all the keys on the keyboard, might be better to do this inside a CDD instead.
Another option that I could think of...

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init -1509 python:
    @renpy.pure
    class FixedInputValue(InputValue, FieldEquality):
        identity_fields = [ "input", "target_input" ]
        equality_fields = [ "returnable" ]

        def __init__(self, input, target_input, default=True, returnable=False):
            self.default = default
            self.returnable = returnable

            self.input = input
            self.target_input = target_input

        def get_text(self):
            return "".join(self.input)

        def set_text(self, value):
            self.input.clear()
            self.input += self.target_input[:len(value)]
            renpy.restart_interaction()

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screen fixed_input(input):
    default input_ = []
    default fixed_input_value = FixedInputValue(input_, input)
    
    input:
        value fixed_input_value

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label start:
  call screen fixed_input("A date")

This should respond to any key I guess...

[AliceGames]

You can try this.

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init python:
  import string

screen fixed_input(input):
  default current_input = []
  default input_ = list(input)
  default keysyms = tuple("keyup_{}".format(l) for l in string.ascii_letters + string.digits)
  
  if input_:
    key keysyms:
      action Function(current_input.append, input_.pop(0))
      
  if current_input:
    key "input_backspace" action Function(input_.insert, 0, current_input.pop(-1))
    
  key "input_enter" action Return()
  
  text "".join(current_input)

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label start:
  call screen fixed_input("A date")

This only responds to any alphabet letter and digit. If you want to capture all the keys on the keyboard, might be better to do this inside a CDD instead.
Another option that I could think of...

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init -1509 python:
    @renpy.pure
    class FixedInputValue(InputValue, FieldEquality):
        identity_fields = [ "input", "target_input" ]
        equality_fields = [ "returnable" ]

        def __init__(self, input, target_input, default=True, returnable=False):
            self.default = default
            self.returnable = returnable

            self.input = input
            self.target_input = target_input

        def get_text(self):
            return "".join(self.input)

        def set_text(self, value):
            self.input.clear()
            self.input += self.target_input[:len(value)]
            renpy.restart_interaction()

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screen fixed_input(input):
    default input_ = []
    default fixed_input_value = FixedInputValue(input_, input)
    
    input:
        value fixed_input_value

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label start:
  call screen fixed_input("A date")

This should respond to any key I guess...

So I tried the top code, but it didnt type out anything when I pressed keys, the second code gives me a syntax error

[Remix]

We'd need to see the code you are trying and the error message...

[Andredron]

Awesome! Been looking for something like this to create a screen by hacker man type, http://tentaculus.ru/hackerman/