UniCurses for Python 0.9 Beta

The first public release of UniCurses, a unified Curses wrapper for Python 2.x/3.x on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, is now available for download from SourceForge!<br />Visit this page to download UniCurses!<br /><br />The project was started with the following goals in mind:<br /><br />* Bring the power of Curses to Python programmers on Microsoft Windows (the original "curses" module only works on Linux and Mac OS X).<br />* Make the function names and syntax similar to the original NCurses to make porting of code easier while keeping the library simple to use.<br /><br />UniCurses detects the platform it is running on and chooses whether to wrap the native "curses" module (on Linux or Mac OS X) or the PDCurses library (on Windows). No matter which path is chosen, UniCurses provides a unified set of functions that work across all platforms and that may be used to write Curses applications in Python that run seamlessly in Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X without the practical necessity to modify or rewrite the code (note that it is only true as long as your program does not use any OS-specific functions, in which case it will not be cross-platform).<br /><br />UniCurses requires Python v2.6.1 or higher (v2.7, v3.0.x, and v3.1.x are supported). Since it does not contain any features that are specific to either Python 2 or Python 3, it is compatible with all Python releases since v2.6.1 and up to v3.1.2.<br /><br />Be sure to read the README file prior to using the wrapper and reporting bugs!<br /><br />Note that in order to use the wrapper on Microsoft Windows you will need to download the PDCurses library DLL from SourceForge (pdcurses.sourceforge.net)! The wrapper comes with a number of test scripts (test_*.py) demonstrating some of the functionality of Curses. You can use these scripts to ensure that UniCurses works on your platform, as well as a basic reference to get you started with using UniCurses for writing your own applications.<br /><br />Note that the project is not yet well documented, though basic documentation is available as a part of the README file. Also please note that you need to be sufficiently knowledgeable in Curses and have prior experience with using it (in C++, Python, or other language) prior to working with UniCurses for Python. Please read the online documentation or tutorials if you lack such knowledge.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy using the wrapper!<br />Note that it is currently BETA software, so bugs and instability are to be expected despite the fact that most of the wrapper functions were tested rather extensively and have proven to be usable and stable.

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