#!/usr/bin/python
import curses
import os
class ResizeError(Exception):
"The screen has been resized"
def hidecursor():
try:
curses.curs_set(0)
except:
pass
def showcursor():
try:
curses.curs_set(1)
except:
pass
def CallSubShell(subshell):
"""Call this function if you need to execute an external command in a subshell (os.system). All the usual warnings apply -- the command line will be
expanded by the shell, so make sure it is safe before passing it to this function."""
curses.def_prog_mode()
#curses.endwin() # Probably causes a memory leak.
rtn = os.system("%s" % (subshell))
curses.reset_prog_mode()
if rtn is not 0: return False
else: return True
curses.reset_prog_mode()
hide_cursor = hidecursor
show_cursor = showcursor
