[issue2889] curses for windows (alternative patch)

[Roumen Petrov]

Roumen Petrov <bugtrack at roumenpetrov.info> added the comment:

Recent ncurses pass python tests with only one small update (part of patch to issue 3871):
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--- ./Lib/test/test_curses.py.MINGW	2010-08-09 00:03:48.000000000 +0300
+++ ./Lib/test/test_curses.py	2010-08-09 00:05:38.000000000 +0300
@@ -167,11 +167,16 @@
     curses.delay_output(1)
     curses.echo() ; curses.echo(1)
 
-    f = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
+    fx = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
+    # cf tempfile.py TemporaryFile vs NamedTemporaryFile
+    if os.name != 'posix' or os.sys.platform == 'cygwin':
+        f = fx.file
+    else:
+        f = fx
     stdscr.putwin(f)
     f.seek(0)
     curses.getwin(f)
-    f.close()
+    fx.close()
 
     curses.halfdelay(1)
     curses.intrflush(1)
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About TERM environment variable - I don't have time to test ncurses if is not set.

Also PDCurses is not updated since 2008.

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