using curses with raw_input in python

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In my python linux console application I use curses to handle displaying of data. At the same time I'd like to have an input line to enter commands, pretty much in good ol' irssi-style. With default curses getch() I'd have to do a lot of coding just to get the basic funcionality of raw_input function - arrow keys to move cursor / browse through the input history.

Is there a simple way to get such behavior working with curses, as it captures input events and I can't just use functions that read sys.stdin.

Jerub · Accepted Answer · 2008-11-29 04:01:43Z

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Use curses.textpad

http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.1/lib/module-curses.textpad.html

answered Nov 29, 2008 at 4:01

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kender Over a year ago

Thanks! I'm now wondering, since textpad is limited in size to a window size, can I make it accept more text then the window size? Should I use pad instead of window?

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