Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2023 10 Jan 13:38 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > It may be argued that I shouldn't do the import this way. However, I > prefer to have "curses." in front of things imported. It makes the link > explicit, and serves to remind me of what's actually going on, when I > revisit the code in

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:17:10 -0600 David Wright wrote: > On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 11:13:55 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 > David Wright > > wrote: > > > > You keep mentioning "the docs" without saying which docs, so a > > > reference might be helpfu

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread David Wright
On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 11:13:55 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 > David Wright > wrote: > > You keep mentioning "the docs" without saying which docs, so a > > reference might be helpful. > > Sorry. I'm using the following (and related pages): > > htt

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Curt
On 2023-01-10, wrote: > > Follow-up question, in case you know this too: apparently, when you > purchase a Kindle book and read it via the Kindle app on your Android > phone, the document doesn't exist on the phone itself. I've https://pennbookcenter.com/where-are-kindle-books-stored-on-android/

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:31:26 -0600 David Wright wrote: > On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 09:01:17 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge > > wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > > wrote: > > > > What you wr

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Dan Ritter
pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:11:28 -0500 > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > The Debian package calibre contains: > > > > - an X11 application which is an all-singing, all-dancing > > library manager and ebook reader > > > > - a set of CLI-usable conversion utilities, most imp

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread David Wright
On Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 09:01:17 (-0500), pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > > curses docs, w

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 02:48:26PM +, Tixy wrote: [...] > I doubt that's possible because I assume these things are protected > with DRM to stop people from copying them, or escaping the clutches of > Big Corp who want to monitor what you do in order to sell you more > stuff. I have yet to s

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Tixy
On Tue, 2023-01-10 at 09:18 -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > Follow-up question, in case you know this too: apparently, when you > purchase a Kindle book and read it via the Kindle app on your Android > phone, the document doesn't exist on the phone itself. I've > plugged my phone into my PC

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:11:28 -0500 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 > > David wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > T

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread tomas
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 09:01:17AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > > wrote: > > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > > cur

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:34:05 -0500 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > > curses docs, which tell you to write, for example, "A_REVERSE". And > > Python was throwin

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:24:11AM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > What you wrote triggered something. I'd been following the Python > curses docs, which tell you to write, for example, "A_REVERSE". And > Python was throwing exceptions. But based on what you wrote, I > substituted "curses.A

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Dan Ritter
pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 > David wrote: > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > > > Hi, > > > > This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. > > > > Don't l

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:21:11 -0600 Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2023 09 Jan 22:05 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > I'm not python curses expert, but is what I found. > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. I've run > > into common curses items like A_NO

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread paulf
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:29:31 +1100 David wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. > > Hi, > > This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. > Don't like Amazon's vendor lock with Kindle. Do you know of a sim

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread David
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 at 15:04, wrote: > > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. Hi, This kindle/paperback book [1][2] might also be of interest. Don't be discouraged by "amazon.com" or "book", the price is very low (showing $1.50 -- $6.00) as explained here [3]. Disclaimer: I

Re: Python curses

2023-01-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2023 09 Jan 22:05 -0600, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > Folks: I'm not python curses expert, but is what I found. > I'm trying to write some code in Python's curses module. I've run into > common curses items like A_NORMAL which don't exist. When I do a > print(curses.version), it shows "b