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 _______________________________________________ Python-win32 mailing list Python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32