[3.14] gh-156347: Fix wrong statements in the curses documentation (GH-156354) - #156873
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…ion (pythonGH-156354) window.encoding does not encode the string arguments on a build with wide-character support: the curses library converts the characters itself. In the HOWTO: getch() returns -1, not curses.ERR, when there is no input, and half-delay mode does the same as no-delay mode. getkey() returns the key name only for a special key. leaveok() is not a synonym for curs_set(). getstr() returns a bytes object, interprets the erase and kill characters, and limits bytes. The ACS_* constants are not all larger than 255. Also document get_wch() before getch(), and read whole characters in the example. (cherry picked from commit 161054c)
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Manual backport of #156354.
window.encodingdoes not encode the string arguments on a build with wide-character support: the curses library converts the characters itself.In the HOWTO:
getch()returns -1, notcurses.ERR, when there is no input, and half-delay mode does the same as no-delay mode.getkey()returns the key name only for a special key.leaveok()is not a synonym forcurs_set().getstr()returns a bytes object, interprets the erase and kill characters, and limits bytes. TheACS_*constants are not all larger than 255. Also documentget_wch()beforegetch(), and read whole characters in the example.The mentions of
complexchar,complexstr,in_wch(),in_wchstr()andget_wstr()are omitted: these do not exist in 3.14.(cherry picked from commit 161054c)
window.encodingdoes not encodestrarguments on a wide build #156347