# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# pylint: disable=too-many-lines
"""Module containing :class:`Terminal`, the primary API entry point."""
# std imports
import os
import re
import sys
import time
import codecs
import locale
import select
import struct
import platform
import warnings
import contextlib
import collections
# local
from .color import COLOR_DISTANCE_ALGORITHMS
from .keyboard import (DEFAULT_ESCDELAY,
_time_left,
_read_until,
resolve_sequence,
get_keyboard_codes,
get_leading_prefixes,
get_keyboard_sequences)
from .sequences import Termcap, Sequence, SequenceTextWrapper
from .colorspace import RGB_256TABLE
from .formatters import (COLORS,
COMPOUNDABLES,
FormattingString,
NullCallableString,
ParameterizingString,
FormattingOtherString,
split_compound,
resolve_attribute,
resolve_capability)
from ._capabilities import CAPABILITY_DATABASE, CAPABILITIES_ADDITIVES, CAPABILITIES_RAW_MIXIN
# isort: off
# Alias py2 exception to py3
if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 3):
InterruptedError = select.error # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
HAS_TTY = True
if platform.system() == 'Windows':
IS_WINDOWS = True
import jinxed as curses # pylint: disable=import-error
from jinxed.win32 import get_console_input_encoding # pylint: disable=import-error
else:
IS_WINDOWS = False
import curses
try:
import fcntl
import termios
import tty
except ImportError:
_TTY_METHODS = ('setraw', 'cbreak', 'kbhit', 'height', 'width')
_MSG_NOSUPPORT = (
"One or more of the modules: 'termios', 'fcntl', and 'tty' "
"are not found on your platform '{platform}'. "
"The following methods of Terminal are dummy/no-op "
"unless a deriving class overrides them: {tty_methods}."
.format(platform=platform.system(),
tty_methods=', '.join(_TTY_METHODS)))
warnings.warn(_MSG_NOSUPPORT)
HAS_TTY = False
_CUR_TERM = None # See comments at end of file
[docs]
class Terminal(object):
"""
An abstraction for color, style, positioning, and input in the terminal.
This keeps the endless calls to ``tigetstr()`` and ``tparm()`` out of your code, acts
intelligently when somebody pipes your output to a non-terminal, and abstracts over the
complexity of unbuffered keyboard input. It uses the terminfo database to remain portable across
terminal types.
"""
# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-public-methods
# Too many public methods (28/20)
# Too many instance attributes (12/7)
#: Sugary names for commonly-used capabilities
_sugar = {
'save': 'sc',
'restore': 'rc',
'clear_eol': 'el',
'clear_bol': 'el1',
'clear_eos': 'ed',
'enter_fullscreen': 'smcup',
'exit_fullscreen': 'rmcup',
'move': 'cup',
'move_yx': 'cup',
'move_x': 'hpa',
'move_y': 'vpa',
'hide_cursor': 'civis',
'normal_cursor': 'cnorm',
'reset_colors': 'op',
'normal': 'sgr0',
'reverse': 'rev',
'italic': 'sitm',
'no_italic': 'ritm',
'shadow': 'sshm',
'no_shadow': 'rshm',
'standout': 'smso',
'no_standout': 'rmso',
'subscript': 'ssubm',
'no_subscript': 'rsubm',
'superscript': 'ssupm',
'no_superscript': 'rsupm',
'underline': 'smul',
'no_underline': 'rmul',
'cursor_report': 'u6',
'cursor_request': 'u7',
'terminal_answerback': 'u8',
'terminal_enquire': 'u9',
}
def __init__(self, kind=None, stream=None, force_styling=False):
"""
Initialize the terminal.
:arg str kind: A terminal string as taken by :func:`curses.setupterm`.
Defaults to the value of the ``TERM`` environment variable.
.. note:: Terminals within a single process must share a common
``kind``. See :obj:`_CUR_TERM`.
:arg file stream: A file-like object representing the Terminal output.
Defaults to the original value of :obj:`sys.__stdout__`, like
:func:`curses.initscr` does.
If ``stream`` is not a tty, empty Unicode strings are returned for
all capability values, so things like piping your program output to
a pipe or file does not emit terminal sequences.
:arg bool force_styling: Whether to force the emission of capabilities
even if :obj:`sys.__stdout__` does not seem to be connected to a
terminal. If you want to force styling to not happen, use
``force_styling=None``.
This comes in handy if users are trying to pipe your output through
something like ``less -r`` or build systems which support decoding
of terminal sequences.
"""
# pylint: disable=global-statement,too-many-branches
global _CUR_TERM
self.errors = ['parameters: kind=%r, stream=%r, force_styling=%r' %
(kind, stream, force_styling)]
self._normal = None # cache normal attr, preventing recursive lookups
# we assume our input stream to be line-buffered until either the
# cbreak of raw context manager methods are entered with an attached tty.
self._line_buffered = True
self._stream = stream
self._keyboard_fd = None
self._init_descriptor = None
self._is_a_tty = False
self.__init__streams()
if IS_WINDOWS and self._init_descriptor is not None:
self._kind = kind or curses.get_term(self._init_descriptor)
else:
self._kind = kind or os.environ.get('TERM', 'dumb') or 'dumb'
self._does_styling = False
if force_styling is None and self.is_a_tty:
self.errors.append('force_styling is None')
elif force_styling or self.is_a_tty:
self._does_styling = True
if self.does_styling:
# Initialize curses (call setupterm), so things like tigetstr() work.
try:
curses.setupterm(self._kind, self._init_descriptor)
except curses.error as err:
msg = 'Failed to setupterm(kind={0!r}): {1}'.format(self._kind, err)
warnings.warn(msg)
self.errors.append(msg)
self._kind = None
self._does_styling = False
else:
if _CUR_TERM is None or self._kind == _CUR_TERM:
_CUR_TERM = self._kind
else:
# termcap 'kind' is immutable in a python process! Once
# initialized by setupterm, it is unsupported by the
# 'curses' module to change the terminal type again. If you
# are a downstream developer and you need this
# functionality, consider sub-processing, instead.
warnings.warn(
'A terminal of kind "%s" has been requested; due to an'
' internal python curses bug, terminal capabilities'
' for a terminal of kind "%s" will continue to be'
' returned for the remainder of this process.' % (
self._kind, _CUR_TERM,))
self.__init__color_capabilities()
self.__init__capabilities()
self.__init__keycodes()
def __init__streams(self):
# pylint: disable=too-complex,too-many-branches
# Agree to disagree !
stream_fd = None
# Default stream is stdout
if self._stream is None:
self._stream = sys.__stdout__
if not hasattr(self._stream, 'fileno'):
self.errors.append('stream has no fileno method')
elif not callable(self._stream.fileno):
self.errors.append('stream.fileno is not callable')
else:
try:
stream_fd = self._stream.fileno()
except ValueError as err:
# The stream is not a file, such as the case of StringIO, or, when it has been
# "detached", such as might be the case of stdout in some test scenarios.
self.errors.append('Unable to determine output stream file descriptor: %s' % err)
else:
self._is_a_tty = os.isatty(stream_fd)
if not self._is_a_tty:
self.errors.append('stream not a TTY')
# Keyboard valid as stdin only when output stream is stdout or stderr and is a tty.
if self._stream in (sys.__stdout__, sys.__stderr__):
try:
self._keyboard_fd = sys.__stdin__.fileno()
except (AttributeError, ValueError) as err:
self.errors.append('Unable to determine input stream file descriptor: %s' % err)
else:
# _keyboard_fd only non-None if both stdin and stdout is a tty.
if not self.is_a_tty:
self.errors.append('Output stream is not a TTY')
self._keyboard_fd = None
elif not os.isatty(self._keyboard_fd):
self.errors.append('Input stream is not a TTY')
self._keyboard_fd = None
else:
self.errors.append('Output stream is not a default stream')
# The descriptor to direct terminal initialization sequences to.
self._init_descriptor = stream_fd
if stream_fd is None:
try:
self._init_descriptor = sys.__stdout__.fileno()
except ValueError as err:
self.errors.append('Unable to determine __stdout__ file descriptor: %s' % err)
def __init__color_capabilities(self):
self._color_distance_algorithm = 'cie2000'
if not self.does_styling:
self.number_of_colors = 0
elif IS_WINDOWS or os.environ.get('COLORTERM') in ('truecolor', '24bit'):
self.number_of_colors = 1 << 24
else:
self.number_of_colors = max(0, curses.tigetnum('colors') or -1)
def __clear_color_capabilities(self):
for cached_color_cap in set(dir(self)) & COLORS:
delattr(self, cached_color_cap)
def __init__capabilities(self):
# important that we lay these in their ordered direction, so that our
# preferred, 'color' over 'set_a_attributes1', for example.
self.caps = collections.OrderedDict()
# some static injected patterns, esp. without named attribute access.
for name, (attribute, pattern) in CAPABILITIES_ADDITIVES.items():
self.caps[name] = Termcap(name, pattern, attribute)
for name, (attribute, kwds) in CAPABILITY_DATABASE.items():
if self.does_styling:
# attempt dynamic lookup
cap = getattr(self, attribute)
if cap:
self.caps[name] = Termcap.build(
name, cap, attribute, **kwds)
continue
# fall-back
pattern = CAPABILITIES_RAW_MIXIN.get(name)
if pattern:
self.caps[name] = Termcap(name, pattern, attribute)
# make a compiled named regular expression table
self.caps_compiled = re.compile(
'|'.join(cap.pattern for name, cap in self.caps.items()))
# for tokenizer, the '.lastgroup' is the primary lookup key for
# 'self.caps', unless 'MISMATCH'; then it is an unmatched character.
self._caps_compiled_any = re.compile('|'.join(
cap.named_pattern for name, cap in self.caps.items()
) + '|(?P<MISMATCH>.)')
self._caps_unnamed_any = re.compile('|'.join(
'({0})'.format(cap.pattern) for name, cap in self.caps.items()
) + '|(.)')
def __init__keycodes(self):
# Initialize keyboard data determined by capability.
# Build database of int code <=> KEY_NAME.
self._keycodes = get_keyboard_codes()
# Store attributes as: self.KEY_NAME = code.
for key_code, key_name in self._keycodes.items():
setattr(self, key_name, key_code)
# Build database of sequence <=> KEY_NAME.
self._keymap = get_keyboard_sequences(self)
# build set of prefixes of sequences
self._keymap_prefixes = get_leading_prefixes(self._keymap)
# keyboard stream buffer
self._keyboard_buf = collections.deque()
if self._keyboard_fd is not None:
# set input encoding and initialize incremental decoder
if IS_WINDOWS:
self._encoding = get_console_input_encoding() \
or locale.getpreferredencoding() or 'UTF-8'
else:
self._encoding = locale.getpreferredencoding() or 'UTF-8'
try:
self._keyboard_decoder = codecs.getincrementaldecoder(self._encoding)()
except LookupError as err:
# encoding is illegal or unsupported, use 'UTF-8'
warnings.warn('LookupError: {0}, defaulting to UTF-8 for keyboard.'.format(err))
self._encoding = 'UTF-8'
self._keyboard_decoder = codecs.getincrementaldecoder(self._encoding)()
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def __getattr__(self, attr):
r"""
Return a terminal capability as Unicode string.
For example, ``term.bold`` is a unicode string that may be prepended
to text to set the video attribute for bold, which should also be
terminated with the pairing :attr:`normal`. This capability
returns a callable, so you can use ``term.bold("hi")`` which
results in the joining of ``(term.bold, "hi", term.normal)``.
Compound formatters may also be used. For example::
>>> term.bold_blink_red_on_green("merry x-mas!")
For a parameterized capability such as ``move`` (or ``cup``), pass the
parameters as positional arguments::
>>> term.move(line, column)
See the manual page `terminfo(5)
<https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/man/terminfo.5.html>`_ for a
complete list of capabilities and their arguments.
"""
if not self._does_styling:
return NullCallableString()
# Fetch the missing 'attribute' into some kind of curses-resolved
# capability, and cache by attaching to this Terminal class instance.
#
# Note that this will prevent future calls to __getattr__(), but
# that's precisely the idea of the cache!
val = resolve_attribute(self, attr)
setattr(self, attr, val)
return val
@property
def kind(self):
"""
Read-only property: Terminal kind determined on class initialization.
:rtype: str
"""
return self._kind
@property
def does_styling(self):
"""
Read-only property: Whether this class instance may emit sequences.
:rtype: bool
"""
return self._does_styling
@property
def is_a_tty(self):
"""
Read-only property: Whether :attr:`~.stream` is a terminal.
:rtype: bool
"""
return self._is_a_tty
@property
def height(self):
"""
Read-only property: Height of the terminal (in number of lines).
:rtype: int
"""
return self._height_and_width().ws_row
@property
def width(self):
"""
Read-only property: Width of the terminal (in number of columns).
:rtype: int
"""
return self._height_and_width().ws_col
@property
def pixel_height(self):
"""
Read-only property: Height ofthe terminal (in pixels).
:rtype: int
"""
return self._height_and_width().ws_ypixel
@property
def pixel_width(self):
"""
Read-only property: Width of terminal (in pixels).
:rtype: int
"""
return self._height_and_width().ws_xpixel
@staticmethod
def _winsize(fd):
"""
Return named tuple describing size of the terminal by ``fd``.
If the given platform does not have modules :mod:`termios`,
:mod:`fcntl`, or :mod:`tty`, window size of 80 columns by 25
rows is always returned.
:arg int fd: file descriptor queries for its window size.
:raises IOError: the file descriptor ``fd`` is not a terminal.
:rtype: WINSZ
:returns: named tuple describing size of the terminal
WINSZ is a :class:`collections.namedtuple` instance, whose structure
directly maps to the return value of the :const:`termios.TIOCGWINSZ`
ioctl return value. The return parameters are:
- ``ws_row``: width of terminal by its number of character cells.
- ``ws_col``: height of terminal by its number of character cells.
- ``ws_xpixel``: width of terminal by pixels (not accurate).
- ``ws_ypixel``: height of terminal by pixels (not accurate).
"""
if HAS_TTY:
# pylint: disable=protected-access
data = fcntl.ioctl(fd, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, WINSZ._BUF)
return WINSZ(*struct.unpack(WINSZ._FMT, data))
return WINSZ(ws_row=25, ws_col=80, ws_xpixel=0, ws_ypixel=0)
def _height_and_width(self):
"""
Return a tuple of (terminal height, terminal width).
If :attr:`stream` or :obj:`sys.__stdout__` is not a tty or does not
support :func:`fcntl.ioctl` of :const:`termios.TIOCGWINSZ`, a window
size of 80 columns by 25 rows is returned for any values not
represented by environment variables ``LINES`` and ``COLUMNS``, which
is the default text mode of IBM PC compatibles.
:rtype: WINSZ
:returns: Named tuple specifying the terminal size
WINSZ is a :class:`collections.namedtuple` instance, whose structure
directly maps to the return value of the :const:`termios.TIOCGWINSZ`
ioctl return value. The return parameters are:
- ``ws_row``: height of terminal by its number of cell rows.
- ``ws_col``: width of terminal by its number of cell columns.
- ``ws_xpixel``: width of terminal by pixels (not accurate).
- ``ws_ypixel``: height of terminal by pixels (not accurate).
.. note:: the peculiar (height, width, width, height) order, which
matches the return order of TIOCGWINSZ!
"""
for fd in (self._init_descriptor, sys.__stdout__):
try:
if fd is not None:
return self._winsize(fd)
except (IOError, OSError, ValueError, TypeError): # pylint: disable=overlapping-except
pass
return WINSZ(ws_row=int(os.getenv('LINES', '25')),
ws_col=int(os.getenv('COLUMNS', '80')),
ws_xpixel=None,
ws_ypixel=None)
def _query_response(self, query_str, response_re, timeout):
"""
Sends a query string to the terminal and waits for a response.
:arg str query_str: Query string written to output
:arg str response_re: Regular expression matching query response
:arg float timeout: Return after time elapsed in seconds
:return: re.match object for response_re or None if not found
:rtype: re.Match
"""
# Avoid changing user's desired raw or cbreak mode if already entered,
# by entering cbreak mode ourselves. This is necessary to receive user
# input without awaiting a human to press the return key. This mode
# also disables echo, which we should also hide, as our input is an
# sequence that is not meaningful for display as an output sequence.
ctx = None
try:
if self._line_buffered:
ctx = self.cbreak()
ctx.__enter__() # pylint: disable=no-member
# Emit the query sequence,
self.stream.write(query_str)
self.stream.flush()
# Wait for response
match, data = _read_until(term=self, # pylint: disable=unpacking-non-sequence
pattern=response_re,
timeout=timeout)
# Exclude response from subsequent input
if match:
data = data[:match.start()] + data[match.end():]
# re-buffer keyboard data, if any
self.ungetch(data)
finally:
if ctx is not None:
ctx.__exit__(None, None, None) # pylint: disable=no-member
return match
[docs]
@contextlib.contextmanager
def location(self, x=None, y=None):
"""
Context manager for temporarily moving the cursor.
:arg int x: horizontal position, from left, *0*, to right edge of screen, *self.width - 1*.
:arg int y: vertical position, from top, *0*, to bottom of screen, *self.height - 1*.
:return: a context manager.
:rtype: Iterator
Move the cursor to a certain position on entry, do any kind of I/O, and upon exit
let you print stuff there, then return the cursor to its original position:
.. code-block:: python
term = Terminal()
with term.location(y=0, x=0):
for row_num in range(term.height-1):
print('Row #{row_num}')
print(term.clear_eol + 'Back to original location.')
Specify ``x`` to move to a certain column, ``y`` to move to a certain
row, both, or neither. If you specify neither, only the saving and
restoration of cursor position will happen. This can be useful if you
simply want to restore your place after doing some manual cursor
movement.
Calls cannot be nested: only one should be entered at a time.
.. note:: The argument order *(x, y)* differs from the return value order *(y, x)*
of :meth:`get_location`, or argument order *(y, x)* of :meth:`move`. This is
for API Compaibility with the blessings library, sorry for the trouble!
"""
# pylint: disable=invalid-name
# Invalid argument name "x"
# Save position and move to the requested column, row, or both:
self.stream.write(self.save)
if x is not None and y is not None:
self.stream.write(self.move(y, x))
elif x is not None:
self.stream.write(self.move_x(x))
elif y is not None:
self.stream.write(self.move_y(y))
try:
self.stream.flush()
yield
finally:
# Restore original cursor position:
self.stream.write(self.restore)
self.stream.flush()
[docs]
def get_location(self, timeout=None):
r"""
Return tuple (row, column) of cursor position.
:arg float timeout: Return after time elapsed in seconds with value ``(-1, -1)`` indicating
that the remote end did not respond.
:rtype: tuple
:returns: cursor position as tuple in form of ``(y, x)``. When a timeout is specified,
always ensure the return value is checked for ``(-1, -1)``.
The location of the cursor is determined by emitting the ``u7`` terminal capability, or
VT100 `Query Cursor Position
<https://www2.ccs.neu.edu/research/gpc/VonaUtils/vona/terminal/vtansi.htm#status>`_
when such capability is undefined, which elicits a response from a reply string described by
capability ``u6``, or again VT100's definition of ``\x1b[%i%d;%dR`` when undefined.
The ``(y, x)`` return value matches the parameter order of the :meth:`move_yx` capability.
The following sequence should cause the cursor to not move at all::
>>> term = Terminal()
>>> term.move_yx(*term.get_location()))
And the following should assert True with a terminal:
>>> term = Terminal()
>>> given_y, given_x = 10, 20
>>> with term.location(y=given_y, x=given_x):
... result_y, result_x = term.get_location()
...
>>> assert given_x == result_x, (given_x, result_x)
>>> assert given_y == result_y, (given_y, result_y)
"""
# Local lines attached by termios and remote login protocols such as
# ssh and telnet both provide a means to determine the window
# dimensions of a connected client, but **no means to determine the
# location of the cursor**.
#
# from https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/terminfo.src.html,
#
# > The System V Release 4 and XPG4 terminfo format defines ten string
# > capabilities for use by applications, <u0>...<u9>. In this file,
# > we use certain of these capabilities to describe functions which
# > are not covered by terminfo. The mapping is as follows:
# >
# > u9 terminal enquire string (equiv. to ANSI/ECMA-48 DA)
# > u8 terminal answerback description
# > u7 cursor position request (equiv. to VT100/ANSI/ECMA-48 DSR 6)
# > u6 cursor position report (equiv. to ANSI/ECMA-48 CPR)
response_str = getattr(self, self.caps['cursor_report'].attribute) or u'\x1b[%i%d;%dR'
match = self._query_response(
self.u7 or u'\x1b[6n', self.caps['cursor_report'].re_compiled, timeout
)
if match:
# return matching sequence response, the cursor location.
row, col = (int(val) for val in match.groups())
# Per https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/terminfo.src.html
# The cursor position report (<u6>) string must contain two
# scanf(3)-style %d format elements. The first of these must
# correspond to the Y coordinate and the second to the %d.
# If the string contains the sequence %i, it is taken as an
# instruction to decrement each value after reading it (this is
# the inverse sense from the cup string).
if u'%i' in response_str:
row -= 1
col -= 1
return row, col
# We chose to return an illegal value rather than an exception,
# favoring that users author function filters, such as max(0, y),
# rather than crowbarring such logic into an exception handler.
return -1, -1
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def get_fgcolor(self, timeout=None):
"""
Return tuple (r, g, b) of foreground color.
:arg float timeout: Return after time elapsed in seconds with value ``(-1, -1, -1)``
indicating that the remote end did not respond.
:rtype: tuple
:returns: foreground color as tuple in form of ``(r, g, b)``. When a timeout is specified,
always ensure the return value is checked for ``(-1, -1, -1)``.
The foreground color is determined by emitting an `OSC 10 color query
<https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h3-Operating-System-Commands>`_.
"""
match = self._query_response(
u'\x1b]10;?\x07',
re.compile(u'\x1b]10;rgb:([0-9a-fA-F]+)/([0-9a-fA-F]+)/([0-9a-fA-F]+)\x07'),
timeout
)
return tuple(int(val, 16) for val in match.groups()) if match else (-1, -1, -1)
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def get_bgcolor(self, timeout=None):
"""
Return tuple (r, g, b) of background color.
:arg float timeout: Return after time elapsed in seconds with value ``(-1, -1, -1)``
indicating that the remote end did not respond.
:rtype: tuple
:returns: background color as tuple in form of ``(r, g, b)``. When a timeout is specified,
always ensure the return value is checked for ``(-1, -1, -1)``.
The background color is determined by emitting an `OSC 11 color query
<https://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h3-Operating-System-Commands>`_.
"""
match = self._query_response(
u'\x1b]11;?\x07',
re.compile(u'\x1b]11;rgb:([0-9a-fA-F]+)/([0-9a-fA-F]+)/([0-9a-fA-F]+)\x07'),
timeout
)
return tuple(int(val, 16) for val in match.groups()) if match else (-1, -1, -1)
[docs]
@contextlib.contextmanager
def fullscreen(self):
"""
Context manager that switches to secondary screen, restoring on exit.
Under the hood, this switches between the primary screen buffer and
the secondary one. The primary one is saved on entry and restored on
exit. Likewise, the secondary contents are also stable and are
faithfully restored on the next entry::
with term.fullscreen():
main()
.. note:: There is only one primary and one secondary screen buffer.
:meth:`fullscreen` calls cannot be nested, only one should be
entered at a time.
"""
self.stream.write(self.enter_fullscreen)
self.stream.flush()
try:
yield
finally:
self.stream.write(self.exit_fullscreen)
self.stream.flush()
[docs]
@contextlib.contextmanager
def hidden_cursor(self):
"""
Context manager that hides the cursor, setting visibility on exit.
with term.hidden_cursor():
main()
.. note:: :meth:`hidden_cursor` calls cannot be nested: only one
should be entered at a time.
"""
self.stream.write(self.hide_cursor)
self.stream.flush()
try:
yield
finally:
self.stream.write(self.normal_cursor)
self.stream.flush()
[docs]
def move_xy(self, x, y):
"""
A callable string that moves the cursor to the given ``(x, y)`` screen coordinates.
:arg int x: horizontal position, from left, *0*, to right edge of screen, *self.width - 1*.
:arg int y: vertical position, from top, *0*, to bottom of screen, *self.height - 1*.
:rtype: ParameterizingString
:returns: Callable string that moves the cursor to the given coordinates
"""
# this is just a convenience alias to the built-in, but hidden 'move'
# attribute -- we encourage folks to use only (x, y) positional
# arguments, or, if they must use (y, x), then use the 'move_yx'
# alias.
return self.move(y, x)
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def move_yx(self, y, x):
"""
A callable string that moves the cursor to the given ``(y, x)`` screen coordinates.
:arg int y: vertical position, from top, *0*, to bottom of screen, *self.height - 1*.
:arg int x: horizontal position, from left, *0*, to right edge of screen, *self.width - 1*.
:rtype: ParameterizingString
:returns: Callable string that moves the cursor to the given coordinates
"""
return self.move(y, x)
@property
def move_left(self):
"""Move cursor 1 cells to the left, or callable string for n>1 cells."""
return FormattingOtherString(self.cub1, ParameterizingString(self.cub))
@property
def move_right(self):
"""Move cursor 1 or more cells to the right, or callable string for n>1 cells."""
return FormattingOtherString(self.cuf1, ParameterizingString(self.cuf))
@property
def move_up(self):
"""Move cursor 1 or more cells upwards, or callable string for n>1 cells."""
return FormattingOtherString(self.cuu1, ParameterizingString(self.cuu))
@property
def move_down(self):
"""Move cursor 1 or more cells downwards, or callable string for n>1 cells."""
return FormattingOtherString(self.cud1, ParameterizingString(self.cud))
@property
def color(self):
"""
A callable string that sets the foreground color.
:rtype: ParameterizingString
The capability is unparameterized until called and passed a number, at which point it
returns another string which represents a specific color change. This second string can
further be called to color a piece of text and set everything back to normal afterward.
This should not be used directly, but rather a specific color by name or
:meth:`~.Terminal.color_rgb` value.
"""
if self.does_styling:
return ParameterizingString(self._foreground_color, self.normal, 'color')
return NullCallableString()
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def color_rgb(self, red, green, blue):
"""
Provides callable formatting string to set foreground color to the specified RGB color.
:arg int red: RGB value of Red.
:arg int green: RGB value of Green.
:arg int blue: RGB value of Blue.
:rtype: FormattingString
:returns: Callable string that sets the foreground color
If the terminal does not support RGB color, the nearest supported
color will be determined using :py:attr:`color_distance_algorithm`.
"""
if self.number_of_colors == 1 << 24:
# "truecolor" 24-bit
fmt_attr = u'\x1b[38;2;{0};{1};{2}m'.format(red, green, blue)
return FormattingString(fmt_attr, self.normal)
# color by approximation to 256 or 16-color terminals
color_idx = self.rgb_downconvert(red, green, blue)
return FormattingString(self._foreground_color(color_idx), self.normal)
@property
def on_color(self):
"""
A callable capability that sets the background color.
:rtype: ParameterizingString
"""
if self.does_styling:
return ParameterizingString(self._background_color, self.normal, 'on_color')
return NullCallableString()
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def on_color_rgb(self, red, green, blue):
"""
Provides callable formatting string to set background color to the specified RGB color.
:arg int red: RGB value of Red.
:arg int green: RGB value of Green.
:arg int blue: RGB value of Blue.
:rtype: FormattingString
:returns: Callable string that sets the foreground color
If the terminal does not support RGB color, the nearest supported
color will be determined using :py:attr:`color_distance_algorithm`.
"""
if self.number_of_colors == 1 << 24:
fmt_attr = u'\x1b[48;2;{0};{1};{2}m'.format(red, green, blue)
return FormattingString(fmt_attr, self.normal)
color_idx = self.rgb_downconvert(red, green, blue)
return FormattingString(self._background_color(color_idx), self.normal)
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def rgb_downconvert(self, red, green, blue):
"""
Translate an RGB color to a color code of the terminal's color depth.
:arg int red: RGB value of Red (0-255).
:arg int green: RGB value of Green (0-255).
:arg int blue: RGB value of Blue (0-255).
:rtype: int
:returns: Color code of downconverted RGB color
"""
# Though pre-computing all 1 << 24 options is memory-intensive, a pre-computed
# "k-d tree" of 256 (x,y,z) vectors of a colorspace in 3 dimensions, such as a
# cone of HSV, or simply 255x255x255 RGB square, any given rgb value is just a
# nearest-neighbor search of 256 points, which k-d should be much faster by
# sub-dividing / culling search points, rather than our "search all 256 points
# always" approach.
fn_distance = COLOR_DISTANCE_ALGORITHMS[self.color_distance_algorithm]
color_idx = 7
shortest_distance = None
for cmp_depth, cmp_rgb in enumerate(RGB_256TABLE):
cmp_distance = fn_distance(cmp_rgb, (red, green, blue))
if shortest_distance is None or cmp_distance < shortest_distance:
shortest_distance = cmp_distance
color_idx = cmp_depth
if cmp_depth >= self.number_of_colors:
break
return color_idx
@property
def normal(self):
"""
A capability that resets all video attributes.
:rtype: str
``normal`` is an alias for ``sgr0`` or ``exit_attribute_mode``. Any
styling attributes previously applied, such as foreground or
background colors, reverse video, or bold are reset to defaults.
"""
if self._normal:
return self._normal
self._normal = resolve_capability(self, 'normal')
return self._normal
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def link(self, url, text, url_id=''):
"""
Display ``text`` that when touched or clicked, navigates to ``url``.
Optional ``url_id`` may be specified, so that non-adjacent cells can reference a single
target, all cells painted with the same "id" will highlight on hover, rather than any
individual one, as described in "Hovering and underlining the id parameter" of gist
https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda.
:param str url: Hyperlink URL.
:param str text: Clickable text.
:param str url_id: Optional 'id'.
:rtype: str
:returns: String of ``text`` as a hyperlink to ``url``.
"""
assert len(url) < 2000, (len(url), url)
if url_id:
assert len(str(url_id)) < 250, (len(str(url_id)), url_id)
params = 'id={0}'.format(url_id)
else:
params = ''
if not self.does_styling:
return text
return ('\x1b]8;{0};{1}\x1b\\{2}'
'\x1b]8;;\x1b\\'.format(params, url, text))
@property
def stream(self):
"""
Read-only property: stream the terminal outputs to.
This is a convenience attribute. It is used internally for implied
writes performed by context managers :meth:`~.hidden_cursor`,
:meth:`~.fullscreen`, :meth:`~.location`, and :meth:`~.keypad`.
"""
return self._stream
@property
def number_of_colors(self):
"""
Number of colors supported by terminal.
Common return values are 0, 8, 16, 256, or 1 << 24.
This may be used to test whether the terminal supports colors, and at what depth, if that's
a concern.
If this property is assigned a value of 88, the value 16 will be saved. This is due to the
the rarity of 88 color support and the inconsistency of behavior between implementations.
Assigning this property to a value other than 0, 4, 8, 16, 88, 256, or 1 << 24 will raise an
:py:exc:`AssertionError`.
"""
return self._number_of_colors
@number_of_colors.setter
def number_of_colors(self, value):
assert value in (0, 4, 8, 16, 88, 256, 1 << 24)
# Because 88 colors is rare and we can't guarantee consistent behavior,
# when 88 colors is detected, it is treated as 16 colors
self._number_of_colors = 16 if value == 88 else value
self.__clear_color_capabilities()
@property
def color_distance_algorithm(self):
"""
Color distance algorithm used by :meth:`rgb_downconvert`.
The slowest, but most accurate, 'cie2000', is default. Other available options are 'rgb',
'rgb-weighted', 'cie76', and 'cie94'.
"""
return self._color_distance_algorithm
@color_distance_algorithm.setter
def color_distance_algorithm(self, value):
assert value in COLOR_DISTANCE_ALGORITHMS
self._color_distance_algorithm = value
self.__clear_color_capabilities()
@property
def _foreground_color(self):
"""
Convenience capability to support :attr:`~.on_color`.
Prefers returning sequence for capability ``setaf``, "Set foreground color to #1, using ANSI
escape". If the given terminal does not support such sequence, fallback to returning
attribute ``setf``, "Set foreground color #1".
"""
return self.setaf or self.setf
@property
def _background_color(self):
"""
Convenience capability to support :attr:`~.on_color`.
Prefers returning sequence for capability ``setab``, "Set background color to #1, using ANSI
escape". If the given terminal does not support such sequence, fallback to returning
attribute ``setb``, "Set background color #1".
"""
return self.setab or self.setb
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def ljust(self, text, width=None, fillchar=u' '):
"""
Left-align ``text``, which may contain terminal sequences.
:arg str text: String to be aligned
:arg int width: Total width to fill with aligned text. If
unspecified, the whole width of the terminal is filled.
:arg str fillchar: String for padding the right of ``text``
:rtype: str
:returns: String of ``text``, left-aligned by ``width``.
"""
# Left justification is different from left alignment, but we continue
# the vocabulary error of the str method for polymorphism.
if width is None:
width = self.width
return Sequence(text, self).ljust(width, fillchar)
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def rjust(self, text, width=None, fillchar=u' '):
"""
Right-align ``text``, which may contain terminal sequences.
:arg str text: String to be aligned
:arg int width: Total width to fill with aligned text. If
unspecified, the whole width of the terminal is used.
:arg str fillchar: String for padding the left of ``text``
:rtype: str
:returns: String of ``text``, right-aligned by ``width``.
"""
if width is None:
width = self.width
return Sequence(text, self).rjust(width, fillchar)
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def center(self, text, width=None, fillchar=u' '):
"""
Center ``text``, which may contain terminal sequences.
:arg str text: String to be centered
:arg int width: Total width in which to center text. If
unspecified, the whole width of the terminal is used.
:arg str fillchar: String for padding the left and right of ``text``
:rtype: str
:returns: String of ``text``, centered by ``width``
"""
if width is None:
width = self.width
return Sequence(text, self).center(width, fillchar)
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def truncate(self, text, width=None):
r"""
Truncate ``text`` to maximum ``width`` printable characters, retaining terminal sequences.
:arg str text: Text to truncate
:arg int width: The maximum width to truncate it to
:rtype: str
:returns: ``text`` truncated to at most ``width`` printable characters
>>> term.truncate(u'xyz\x1b[0;3m', 2)
u'xy\x1b[0;3m'
"""
if width is None:
width = self.width
return Sequence(text, self).truncate(width)
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def length(self, text):
u"""
Return printable length of a string containing sequences.
:arg str text: String to measure. May contain terminal sequences.
:rtype: int
:returns: The number of terminal character cells the string will occupy
when printed
Wide characters that consume 2 character cells are supported:
>>> term = Terminal()
>>> term.length(term.clear + term.red(u'コンニチハ'))
10
.. note:: Sequences such as 'clear', which is considered as a
"movement sequence" because it would move the cursor to
(y, x)(0, 0), are evaluated as a printable length of
*0*.
"""
return Sequence(text, self).length()
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def strip(self, text, chars=None):
r"""
Return ``text`` without sequences and leading or trailing whitespace.
:rtype: str
:returns: Text with leading and trailing whitespace removed
>>> term.strip(u' \x1b[0;3m xyz ')
u'xyz'
"""
return Sequence(text, self).strip(chars)
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def rstrip(self, text, chars=None):
r"""
Return ``text`` without terminal sequences or trailing whitespace.
:rtype: str
:returns: Text with terminal sequences and trailing whitespace removed
>>> term.rstrip(u' \x1b[0;3m xyz ')
u' xyz'
"""
return Sequence(text, self).rstrip(chars)
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def lstrip(self, text, chars=None):
r"""
Return ``text`` without terminal sequences or leading whitespace.
:rtype: str
:returns: Text with terminal sequences and leading whitespace removed
>>> term.lstrip(u' \x1b[0;3m xyz ')
u'xyz '
"""
return Sequence(text, self).lstrip(chars)
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def strip_seqs(self, text):
r"""
Return ``text`` stripped of only its terminal sequences.
:rtype: str
:returns: Text with terminal sequences removed
>>> term.strip_seqs(u'\x1b[0;3mxyz')
u'xyz'
>>> term.strip_seqs(term.cuf(5) + term.red(u'test'))
u' test'
.. note:: Non-destructive sequences that adjust horizontal distance
(such as ``\b`` or ``term.cuf(5)``) are replaced by destructive
space or erasing.
"""
return Sequence(text, self).strip_seqs()
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def split_seqs(self, text, maxsplit=0):
r"""
Return ``text`` split by individual character elements and sequences.
:arg str text: String containing sequences
:arg int maxsplit: When maxsplit is nonzero, at most maxsplit splits
occur, and the remainder of the string is returned as the final element
of the list (same meaning is argument for :func:`re.split`).
:rtype: list[str]
:returns: List of sequences and individual characters
>>> term.split_seqs(term.underline(u'xyz'))
['\x1b[4m', 'x', 'y', 'z', '\x1b(B', '\x1b[m']
>>> term.split_seqs(term.underline(u'xyz'), 1)
['\x1b[4m', r'xyz\x1b(B\x1b[m']
"""
pattern = self._caps_unnamed_any
result = []
for idx, match in enumerate(re.finditer(pattern, text)):
result.append(match.group())
if maxsplit and idx == maxsplit:
remaining = text[match.end():]
if remaining:
result[-1] += remaining
break
return result
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def wrap(self, text, width=None, **kwargs):
r"""
Text-wrap a string, returning a list of wrapped lines.
:arg str text: Unlike :func:`textwrap.wrap`, ``text`` may contain
terminal sequences, such as colors, bold, or underline. By
default, tabs in ``text`` are expanded by
:func:`string.expandtabs`.
:arg int width: Unlike :func:`textwrap.wrap`, ``width`` will
default to the width of the attached terminal.
:arg \**kwargs: See :py:class:`textwrap.TextWrapper`
:rtype: list
:returns: List of wrapped lines
See :class:`textwrap.TextWrapper` for keyword arguments that can
customize wrapping behaviour.
"""
width = self.width if width is None else width
wrapper = SequenceTextWrapper(width=width, term=self, **kwargs)
lines = []
for line in text.splitlines():
lines.extend(iter(wrapper.wrap(line)) if line.strip() else (u'',))
return lines
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def getch(self):
"""
Read, decode, and return the next byte from the keyboard stream.
:rtype: unicode
:returns: a single unicode character, or ``u''`` if a multi-byte
sequence has not yet been fully received.
This method name and behavior mimics curses ``getch(void)``, and
it supports :meth:`inkey`, reading only one byte from
the keyboard string at a time. This method should always return
without blocking if called after :meth:`kbhit` has returned True.
Implementors of alternate input stream methods should override
this method.
"""
assert self._keyboard_fd is not None
byte = os.read(self._keyboard_fd, 1)
return self._keyboard_decoder.decode(byte, final=False)
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def ungetch(self, text):
"""
Buffer input data to be discovered by next call to :meth:`~.inkey`.
:arg str text: String to be buffered as keyboard input.
"""
self._keyboard_buf.extendleft(text)
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def kbhit(self, timeout=None):
"""
Return whether a keypress has been detected on the keyboard.
This method is used by :meth:`inkey` to determine if a byte may
be read using :meth:`getch` without blocking. The standard
implementation simply uses the :func:`select.select` call on stdin.
:arg float timeout: When ``timeout`` is 0, this call is
non-blocking, otherwise blocking indefinitely until keypress
is detected when None (default). When ``timeout`` is a
positive number, returns after ``timeout`` seconds have
elapsed (float).
:rtype: bool
:returns: True if a keypress is awaiting to be read on the keyboard
attached to this terminal. When input is not a terminal, False is
always returned.
"""
stime = time.time()
ready_r = [None, ]
check_r = [self._keyboard_fd] if self._keyboard_fd is not None else []
while HAS_TTY:
try:
ready_r, _, _ = select.select(check_r, [], [], timeout)
except InterruptedError:
# Beginning with python3.5, IntrruptError is no longer thrown
# https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0475/
#
# For previous versions of python, we take special care to
# retry select on InterruptedError exception, namely to handle
# a custom SIGWINCH handler. When installed, it would cause
# select() to be interrupted with errno 4 (EAGAIN).
#
# Just as in python3.5, it is ignored, and a new timeout value
# is derived from the previous unless timeout becomes negative.
# because the signal handler has blocked beyond timeout, then
# False is returned. Otherwise, when timeout is None, we
# continue to block indefinitely (default).
if timeout is not None:
# subtract time already elapsed,
timeout -= time.time() - stime
if timeout > 0:
continue
# no time remains after handling exception (rare)
ready_r = [] # pragma: no cover
break # pragma: no cover
else:
break
return False if self._keyboard_fd is None else check_r == ready_r
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@contextlib.contextmanager
def cbreak(self):
"""
Allow each keystroke to be read immediately after it is pressed.
This is a context manager for :func:`tty.setcbreak`.
This context manager activates 'rare' mode, the opposite of 'cooked'
mode: On entry, :func:`tty.setcbreak` mode is activated disabling
line-buffering of keyboard input and turning off automatic echo of
input as output.
.. note:: You must explicitly print any user input you would like
displayed. If you provide any kind of editing, you must handle
backspace and other line-editing control functions in this mode
as well!
**Normally**, characters received from the keyboard cannot be read
by Python until the *Return* key is pressed. Also known as *cooked* or
*canonical input* mode, it allows the tty driver to provide
line-editing before shuttling the input to your program and is the
(implicit) default terminal mode set by most unix shells before
executing programs.
Technically, this context manager sets the :mod:`termios` attributes
of the terminal attached to :obj:`sys.__stdin__`.
.. note:: :func:`tty.setcbreak` sets ``VMIN = 1`` and ``VTIME = 0``,
see http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/termios-vmin-vtime.html
"""
if HAS_TTY and self._keyboard_fd is not None:
# Save current terminal mode:
save_mode = termios.tcgetattr(self._keyboard_fd)
save_line_buffered = self._line_buffered
tty.setcbreak(self._keyboard_fd, termios.TCSANOW)
try:
self._line_buffered = False
yield
finally:
# Restore prior mode:
termios.tcsetattr(self._keyboard_fd,
termios.TCSAFLUSH,
save_mode)
self._line_buffered = save_line_buffered
else:
yield
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@contextlib.contextmanager
def raw(self):
r"""
A context manager for :func:`tty.setraw`.
Although both :meth:`cbreak` and :meth:`raw` modes allow each keystroke
to be read immediately after it is pressed, Raw mode disables
processing of input and output.
In cbreak mode, special input characters such as ``^C`` or ``^S`` are
interpreted by the terminal driver and excluded from the stdin stream.
In raw mode these values are received by the :meth:`inkey` method.
Because output processing is not done, the newline ``'\n'`` is not
enough, you must also print carriage return to ensure that the cursor
is returned to the first column::
with term.raw():
print("printing in raw mode", end="\r\n")
"""
if HAS_TTY and self._keyboard_fd is not None:
# Save current terminal mode:
save_mode = termios.tcgetattr(self._keyboard_fd)
save_line_buffered = self._line_buffered
tty.setraw(self._keyboard_fd, termios.TCSANOW)
try:
self._line_buffered = False
yield
finally:
# Restore prior mode:
termios.tcsetattr(self._keyboard_fd,
termios.TCSAFLUSH,
save_mode)
self._line_buffered = save_line_buffered
else:
yield
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@contextlib.contextmanager
def keypad(self):
r"""
Context manager that enables directional keypad input.
On entrying, this puts the terminal into "keyboard_transmit" mode by
emitting the keypad_xmit (smkx) capability. On exit, it emits
keypad_local (rmkx).
On an IBM-PC keyboard with numeric keypad of terminal-type *xterm*,
with numlock off, the lower-left diagonal key transmits sequence
``\\x1b[F``, translated to :class:`~.Terminal` attribute
``KEY_END``.
However, upon entering :meth:`keypad`, ``\\x1b[OF`` is transmitted,
translating to ``KEY_LL`` (lower-left key), allowing you to determine
diagonal direction keys.
"""
try:
self.stream.write(self.smkx)
self.stream.flush()
yield
finally:
self.stream.write(self.rmkx)
self.stream.flush()
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def inkey(self, timeout=None, esc_delay=DEFAULT_ESCDELAY):
r"""
Read and return the next keyboard event within given timeout.
Generally, this should be used inside the :meth:`raw` context manager.
:arg float timeout: Number of seconds to wait for a keystroke before
returning. When ``None`` (default), this method may block
indefinitely.
:arg float esc_delay: Time in seconds to block after Escape key
is received to await another key sequence beginning with
escape such as *KEY_LEFT*, sequence ``'\x1b[D'``], before returning a
:class:`~.Keystroke` instance for ``KEY_ESCAPE``.
Users may override the default value of ``esc_delay`` in seconds,
using environment value of ``ESCDELAY`` as milliseconds, see
`ncurses(3)`_ section labeled *ESCDELAY* for details. Setting
the value as an argument to this function will override any
such preference.
:rtype: :class:`~.Keystroke`.
:returns: :class:`~.Keystroke`, which may be empty (``u''``) if
``timeout`` is specified and keystroke is not received.
.. note:: When used without the context manager :meth:`cbreak`, or
:meth:`raw`, :obj:`sys.__stdin__` remains line-buffered, and this
function will block until the return key is pressed!
.. note:: On Windows, a 10 ms sleep is added to the key press detection loop to reduce CPU
load. Due to the behavior of :py:func:`time.sleep` on Windows, this will actually
result in a 15.6 ms delay when using the default `time resolution
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/timeapi/nf-timeapi-timebeginperiod>`_.
Decreasing the time resolution will reduce this to 10 ms, while increasing it, which
is rarely done, will have a perceptable impact on the behavior.
_`ncurses(3)`: https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/ncurses.3x.html
"""
stime = time.time()
# re-buffer previously received keystrokes,
ucs = u''
while self._keyboard_buf:
ucs += self._keyboard_buf.pop()
# receive all immediately available bytes
while self.kbhit(timeout=0):
ucs += self.getch()
# decode keystroke, if any
ks = resolve_sequence(ucs, self._keymap, self._keycodes)
# so long as the most immediately received or buffered keystroke is
# incomplete, (which may be a multibyte encoding), block until until
# one is received.
while not ks and self.kbhit(timeout=_time_left(stime, timeout)):
ucs += self.getch()
ks = resolve_sequence(ucs, self._keymap, self._keycodes)
# handle escape key (KEY_ESCAPE) vs. escape sequence (like those
# that begin with \x1b[ or \x1bO) up to esc_delay when
# received. This is not optimal, but causes least delay when
# "meta sends escape" is used, or when an unsupported sequence is
# sent.
#
# The statement, "ucs in self._keymap_prefixes" has an effect on
# keystrokes such as Alt + Z ("\x1b[z" with metaSendsEscape): because
# no known input sequences begin with such phrasing to allow it to be
# returned more quickly than esc_delay otherwise blocks for.
if ks.code == self.KEY_ESCAPE:
esctime = time.time()
while (ks.code == self.KEY_ESCAPE and
ucs in self._keymap_prefixes and # pylint: disable=unsupported-membership-test
self.kbhit(timeout=_time_left(esctime, esc_delay))):
ucs += self.getch()
ks = resolve_sequence(ucs, self._keymap, self._keycodes)
# buffer any remaining text received
self.ungetch(ucs[len(ks):])
return ks
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class WINSZ(collections.namedtuple('WINSZ', (
'ws_row', 'ws_col', 'ws_xpixel', 'ws_ypixel'))):
"""
Structure represents return value of :const:`termios.TIOCGWINSZ`.
.. py:attribute:: ws_row
rows, in characters
.. py:attribute:: ws_col
columns, in characters
.. py:attribute:: ws_xpixel
horizontal size, pixels
.. py:attribute:: ws_ypixel
vertical size, pixels
"""
#: format of termios structure
_FMT = 'hhhh'
#: buffer of termios structure appropriate for ioctl argument
_BUF = '\x00' * struct.calcsize(_FMT)
#: _CUR_TERM = None
#: From libcurses/doc/ncurses-intro.html (ESR, Thomas Dickey, et. al)::
#:
#: "After the call to setupterm(), the global variable cur_term is set to
#: point to the current structure of terminal capabilities. By calling
#: setupterm() for each terminal, and saving and restoring cur_term, it
#: is possible for a program to use two or more terminals at once."
#:
#: However, if you study Python's ``./Modules/_cursesmodule.c``, you'll find::
#:
#: if (!initialised_setupterm && setupterm(termstr,fd,&err) == ERR) {
#:
#: Python - perhaps wrongly - will not allow for re-initialisation of new
#: terminals through :func:`curses.setupterm`, so the value of cur_term cannot
#: be changed once set: subsequent calls to :func:`curses.setupterm` have no
#: effect.
#:
#: Therefore, the :attr:`Terminal.kind` of each :class:`Terminal` is
#: essentially a singleton. This global variable reflects that, and a warning
#: is emitted if somebody expects otherwise.