curses in python getstr() while refreshing

Question

I am writing a front end for a server application using the curses module. THe main windows returned by curses is divided into 2 sub-windows. The top half of the screen pr

Answer 1

I'm guessing you are using a thread to update the upper display while window.getstr() runs in the main thread?

If so, the problem is that the curses terminal state is a shared resource that can't be updated from two different threads simultaneously. You need to put the terminal into non-blocking mode, use window.getch() to build up an input string and have your thread pass the upper window update task to the main thread.