I was trying to use raw_input()
function first, but find it in compatible with ncurses.
Then I tried window.getch()
function, I can type and show characters on screen, but can't realize input. How can I input a word in ncurses
and can use if statement to evaluate it?
For example, I wanna realize this in ncurses
:
import ncurses
stdscr = curses.initscr()
# ???_input = "cool" # this is the missing input method I want to know
if ???_input == "cool":
stdscr.addstr(1,1,"Super cool!")
stdscr.refresh()
stdscr.getch()
curses.endwin()
Function raw_input( )
doesn't works in curses mode, The getch()
method returns an integer; it represents the ASCII code of the key pressed. The will not work if you wants to scan string from prompt. You can make use of getstr
function:
window.getstr([y, x])
Read a string from the user, with primitive line editing capacity.
User Input
There’s also a method to retrieve an entire string, getstr()
curses.echo() # Enable echoing of characters
# Get a 15-character string, with the cursor on the top line
s = stdscr.getstr(0,0, 15)
And I wrote raw_input function as below:
def my_raw_input(stdscr, r, c, prompt_string):
curses.echo()
stdscr.addstr(r, c, prompt_string)
stdscr.refresh()
input = stdscr.getstr(r + 1, c, 20)
return input # ^^^^ reading input at next line
call it as choice = my_raw_input(stdscr, 5, 5, "cool or hot?")
Edit: Here is working example:
if __name__ == "__main__":
stdscr = curses.initscr()
stdscr.clear()
choice = my_raw_input(stdscr, 2, 3, "cool or hot?").lower()
if choice == "cool":
stdscr.addstr(5,3,"Super cool!")
elif choice == "hot":
stdscr.addstr(5, 3," HOT!")
else:
stdscr.addstr(5, 3," Invalid input")
stdscr.refresh()
stdscr.getch()
curses.endwin()
output: