[python-win32] curses and _curses

[Dean Allen Provins]

Roger Upole wrote:
> 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

John. Bill and Roger:

Thanks for your responses.

Fortunately, I don't need anything from the curses library except the
"isspace" function in "curses.ascii".  Since the module "_curses" isn't
available in the WIN version, I've decided to copy the "ascii.py" module
over to my collection of codes and transfer it to Windows, rather than
try to import a surgically-altered version of the curses module
(described above).  This should simplify the installation on other WIN
machines.

This leaves printing under windows to be resolved, and the project will
be done.

Thanks again for your help.

Regards,

Dean




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