[Python-Dev] Creating curses package: done

Eric S. Raymond esr@thyrsus.com
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:50:27 -0400


Andrew Kuchling <akuchlin@cnri.reston.va.us>:
> The textbox stuff poses two problems.  First, it requires ascii.py,
> and wasn't the decision to wait for GvR on adding that module?
> Second, Eric, I'm not sure what you want as the module name for the
> textbox stuff: textbox.py?  Your call...  (I'll check it in, and if
> ascii.py is vetoed, it can be rewritten to not require ascii.py, or
> we can have curses.ascii.)

I thought it was going to become part of curses from the user's point
of view, so that "import curses" brings it in.  That seemed to be the 
intent of the request at the end of the curses HOWTO.
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