window.insnstr(str, n[, attr]) window.insnstr(y, x, str, n[, attr]) Insert a character string (as many characters
os.environb Bytes version of environ: a mapping object representing the
curses.flash() Flash the screen. That is, change it to reverse-video and then change it back in a short interval. Some people
os.extsep The character which separates the base filename from the extension; for example, the '.' in os
window.getstr([y, x]) Read a string from the user, with primitive line editing capacity.
os.waitid(idtype, id, options) Wait for the completion of one or more child processes. idtype can be P_PID
os.setsid() Call the system call setsid(). See the Unix manual for the semantics. Availability:
window.syncok(flag) If called with flag set to True, then syncup() is called automatically
os.lchown(path, uid, gid) Change the owner and group id of path to the numeric uid and gid. This
window.subpad(begin_y, begin_x) window.subpad(nlines, ncols, begin_y, begin_x) Return a sub-window, whose upper-left
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