curtsies_fullscreen_keyboard_input_capture_and_display.py

1from curtsies import FullscreenWindow, Input, fsarray
2from curtsies.fmtfuncs import red, blue
3
4def main():
5    with FullscreenWindow() as window:
6        with Input() as input_generator:
7            print(red('Press a key! (Ctrl-C to quit)'))
8            for c in input_generator:
9                if c == '<Ctrl-j>':
10                    # clear the screen
11                    window.render_to_terminal(fsarray(['' for _ in range(window.height)]))
12                elif c == '<Ctrl-c>':
13                    break
14                else:
15                    # Create an array of formatted strings to display
16                    msg = f"You pressed: {c}"
17                    row = window.height // 2
18                    col = (window.width - len(msg)) // 2
19                    
20                    # Create an fsarray (a grid of characters)
21                    output = fsarray(['' for _ in range(window.height)])
22                    output[row, col:col+len(msg)] = [blue(msg)]
23                    
24                    window.render_to_terminal(output)
25
26if __name__ == '__main__':
27    main()