[Python-checkins] r60989 - python/trunk/Lib/curses/__init__.py
andrew.kuchling
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Feb 23 16:49:36 CET 2008
Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Sat Feb 23 16:49:35 2008
New Revision: 60989
Modified:
python/trunk/Lib/curses/__init__.py
Log:
#1119331: ncurses will just call exit() if the terminal name isn't found.
Call setupterm() first so that we get a Python exception instead of just existing.
Modified: python/trunk/Lib/curses/__init__.py
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Lib/curses/__init__.py (original)
+++ python/trunk/Lib/curses/__init__.py Sat Feb 23 16:49:35 2008
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
from _curses import *
from curses.wrapper import wrapper
+import os as _os
# Some constants, most notably the ACS_* ones, are only added to the C
# _curses module's dictionary after initscr() is called. (Some
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@
def initscr():
import _curses, curses
+ # we call setupterm() here because it raises an error
+ # instead of calling exit() in error cases.
+ setupterm(term=_os.environ.get("TERM", "unknown"))
stdscr = _curses.initscr()
for key, value in _curses.__dict__.items():
if key[0:4] == 'ACS_' or key in ('LINES', 'COLS'):
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