ncurses python2.2.1

[Michael Hudson]

Sean Richards <somebody at nowhere.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> Having a few problems compiling python2.2.1 with the curses module. Running
> Slackware 8.0. Uncommented the appropriate line in Modules/Setup and ran
> ./configure, make etc. However when I test the curses module it gives
> the following error:
> 
> sean:~/packages/Python-2.2.1$./python ./Lib/test/test_curses.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "./Lib/test/test_curses.py", line 204, in ?
>     curses.wrapper(main)
>   File "/home/sean/packages/Python-2.2.1/Lib/curses/wrapper.py", line
>   44, in wrapper
>     res = apply(func, (stdscr,) + rest)
>   File "./Lib/test/test_curses.py", line 198, in main
>     module_funcs(stdscr)
>   File "./Lib/test/test_curses.py", line 143, in module_funcs
>     curses.curs_set(1)
>  _curses.error: curs_set() returned ERR
> 
> Been googling for a few hours now but have not really found any obvious
> solution. Any help on this would be great.

Does this post:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-January/019724.html

help?

Cheers,
M.

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