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From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Tools to help with text mode (i.e. non-GUI) input
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:21:41 -0500 (EST)
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On 2025-01-14, Alan Gauld via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote:
> On 14/01/2025 00:20, Grant Edwards via Python-list wrote:
>> On 2025-01-13, Alan Gauld via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> All of that is possible in curses, you just have to code it.
>> 
>> All of that is easy with curses in C.  Unfortunately, the high level
>> "panel" and "menu" curses subystems that make it easy aren't included
>> in the Python curses API,
>
> panel is included. Just import curses.panel.

Ah my bad, I meant "forms" and "menu" support was missing.

> menu unfortunately isn't but it's not difficult to roll your own by
> creating a window with a list of options, provided you don't try to
> get too fancy(submenus etc).

Yea, it was "menu" and "forms" that I really wanted.

--
Grant