py_curses_editor

Python curses text editor module. Provides a configurable pop-up window for entering text, passwords, etc.

Other Contributors:

• Yuri D'Elia wavexx@thregr.org (Unicode/python2 code from tabview)

Features

• Unicode support
• Configurable window size and location
• Text box can have a title and/or an outlined box
• Text box can be initialized with existing text to edit
• Password mode for hiding text entries
• Paste in large blocks of text from primary clipboard
• Pop-up help menu

Requires

Python 3+

Installation

• # pip install py_curses_editor OR
• $ pip install --user py_curses_editor OR
• $ pip install --user -e . (install from local git clone for development)

License

• MIT

Usage

From non-curses application:

import editor.editor as e
e.editor(box=False, inittext="Hi", win_location=(5, 5))

From curses application with a predefined curses window object (stdscr):

from editor.editor import Editor
Editor(stdscr, win_size=(1,80), pw_mod=True, max_text_size=1)()

Keybindings

Notes

Using shift-insert to paste text will be quite slow, as it's pasting one character at a time. Use Ctrl-v to paste a large block of text from the primary clipboard.

Double-width characters are not yet supported.