From 256a92a41d1f5228c9b022d0c527747a0896992b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Buch <daniel.buch@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] not quite fully functional python version of "with_chgat"

---
 basics/with_chgat.c  | 19 +++++--------------
 basics/with_chgat.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 basics/with_chgat.py

diff --git a/basics/with_chgat.c b/basics/with_chgat.c
index 96e23d7..7d347c6 100644
--- a/basics/with_chgat.c
+++ b/basics/with_chgat.c
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
 #include <ncurses.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{    initscr();            /* Start curses mode         */
-    start_color();            /* Start color functionality    */
+{
+    initscr();
+    start_color();
 
     init_pair(1, COLOR_CYAN, COLOR_BLACK);
     printw("A Big string which i didn't care to type fully ");
     mvchgat(0, 0, -1, A_BLINK, 1, NULL);
-    /*
-     * First two parameters specify the position at which to start
-     * Third parameter number of characters to update. -1 means till
-     * end of line
-     * Forth parameter is the normal attribute you wanted to give
-     * to the charcter
-     * Fifth is the color index. It is the index given during init_pair()
-     * use 0 if you didn't want color
-     * Sixth one is always NULL
-     */
     refresh();
-        getch();
-    endwin();            /* End curses mode          */
+    getch();
+    endwin();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/basics/with_chgat.py b/basics/with_chgat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12ade54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basics/with_chgat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import sys
+import curses
+
+
+def with_chgat(stdscr):
+    curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_CYAN, curses.COLOR_BLACK)
+    stdscr.addstr("A Big string which i didn't care to type fully ",
+                  curses.color_pair(1))
+#     stdscr.chgat(0, 0, -1, curses.A_BLINK)
+    stdscr.refresh()
+    stdscr.getch()
+
+
+def main():
+    curses.wrapper(with_chgat)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
+
+# vim:filetype=python