[python-win32] curses and _curses

[Roger Upole]

Bill Burns wrote:
>> On 2/05/2006 8:16 AM, Dean Allen Provins wrote:
>> 
>>>Hello:
>>>
>>>I just installed the 2.4 version of Python on a WinXP box.  I then
>>>copied over my python code which runs under Linux.  This code uses
>>>"curses.ascii" (isspace specifically).
>>>
>>>The Win version of the libraries has a curses directory and within it,
>>>the ascii.py module.  Unfortunately, the __init__.py module in the
>>>curses directory expects to import "_curses" (as it does on Linux), and
>>>this is nowhere to be found in the Windows python install directory (it
>>>is part of a shared library under Linux).
>>>
>>>To get around the problem, I simply commented out the entire __init__.py
>>>module, but this provides only symptomatic relief.
>>>
>>>Any readers know why the "_curses" library is missing, or in other
>>>words, have I found an "error of omission"?
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/curses/
>> 
>> "Nobody has made a Windows port" or words to that effect ...
> 
> Actually, I just found this.... but I've never tried it
> 
> http://adamv.com/dev/python/curses/
> 
> but I believe John is partial right ;-), in the sense that, the Standard 
> Python distribution doesn't supply curses for Windows.
> 
> So you have *not* found an "error of omission".
> 
> Google "Windows _curses" on comp.lang.python for more info and other 
> possibilities.
> 
> Bill

Newer versions of Pywin32 come with a win32console module that
allows you to create and interact with console windows.

          Roger