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)
- 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
Python 3+
# pip install py_curses_editorOR$ pip install --user py_curses_editorOR$ pip install --user -e .(install from local git clone for development)
- MIT
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)()
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Show popup help menu |
| F2 or Ctrl-x | Save and Quit |
| Enter | Enter new line, or Save and Quit in single line mode |
| F3, Ctrl-c or ESC | Cancel (no save) |
| Cursor keys | Movement |
| Ctrl-n/p Ctrl-f/b | Up/down right/left |
| Home/End Ctrl-a/e | Beginning or End of current line |
| PageUp/PageDown | PageUp/PageDown |
| Delete/Ctrl-d | Delete character under cursor |
| Backspace/Ctrl-h | Delete character to left |
| Ctrl-k/u | Delete to end/beginning of-line |
| Ctrl-v | Paste a block of text from primary clipboard (requires xclip or xsel) |
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.