## Curses normal init sequence

stdscr = curses.initscr()

curses.noecho() # no echo, but we still see the cursor

curses.curs_set(False) #turns off the cursor drawing

stdscr.keypad(True) # allows special keys and arrow keys

try:

curses.start_color()

curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_YELLOW, curses.COLOR_GREEN)

curses.init_pair(2, curses.COLOR_RED, curses.COLOR_GREEN)

dude = curses.newwin(1, 1, 10, 30)

curses.waddstr(dude,"@", curses.color_pair(2) + curses.A_BOLD)

dude_panel = curses.new_panel(dude)

grass = curses.newwin(10, 50, 5, 5)

grass.bkgd(" ", curses.color_pair(1))

grass_panel = curses.new_panel(grass)

curses.top_panel(dude_panel)

curses.update_panels()

curses.doupdate()

while True:

key = curses.getch()

if key == 27:

break

curses.update_panels()

curses.doupdate()

except Exception as e:

stdscr.addstr(0,0,str(e))

stdscr.getch()

finally:

curses.endwin()