A.M. Kuchling added the comment: I can't make sense of unget_wch. I used this test program: -------- import curses def main(stdscr): stdscr.addstr(0,0, "Key") stdscr.refresh() curses.ungetch(0x0149) while True: ch = stdscr.get_wch() stdscr.addstr(1,1, repr(ch) + ' ') if ch == 'q': break curses.wrapper(main) -------- If I use curses.unget_wch(chr(0x0149)), the following get_wch() call returns -119, not 0x149. The whole area of wide character support in curses is just a mystery, and I don't know how to resolve my questions. I'll close this item, since I have nothing further to add to the curses howto. ---------- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <report@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue17700> _______________________________________