How to scroll text in Python/Curses subwindow?

Question

In my Python script which uses Curses, I have a subwin to which some text is assigned. Because the text length may be longer than the window size, the text should be scrollable.

Answer 1

OK with window.scroll it was too complicated to move the content of the window. Instead, curses.newpad did it for me.

Create a pad:

mypad = curses.newpad(40,60)
mypad_pos = 0
mypad.refresh(mypad_pos, 0, 5, 5, 10, 60)

Then you can scroll by increasing/decreasing mypad_pos depending on the input from window.getch() in cmd:

if  cmd == curses.KEY_DOWN:
    mypad_pos += 1
    mypad.refresh(mypad_pos, 0, 5, 5, 10, 60)
elif cmd == curses.KEY_UP:
    mypad_pos -= 1
    mypad.refresh(mypad_pos, 0, 5, 5, 10, 60)