[python-win32] curses and _curses

[Bill Burns]

> 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