On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 3:15 AM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>wrote:
> > "Bill Allen" <walle...@gmail.com> wrote > >> I want to be able to create some user interfaces, similar to what you see >>> >> in console based programs like Midnight Commander or other TUI type >> programs >> that use box drawing characters to create a user interfaces for input and >> display of information. >> > > This is OK and you can use curses on Linux/Unix systems and something > like Conio on Windows, but.... > > > However, I do want them to be portable to most >> platforms that Python will run on. >> > > This is much more difficult. Terminals are non portable and neither > of the libraries above work on the other system. You would probably > have to build your UI twice. This is one area where real GUIs work > better than a terminal. > > This is good to know. For my purposes either will be an acceptable option for me as I am very much in learning mode. In the endgame, I can always do an OS detection and load whichever code is appropriate as the duplication does not bother me much. Thanks, Bill
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