Py-urwid

Jul 20, 2023

Curses-based user interface library for Python

Urwid is a curses-based user interface library. It includes many features useful for text console application developers including

  • Fluid interface resizing xterm window resizing / fbset on Linux console
  • Support for 8-bit and CJK encodings
  • Multiple text alignment and wrapping modes built-in
  • Ability to register user-defined text alignment and wrapping modes
  • Simple markup for setting text attributes
  • Powerful list box that handles scrolling between different widget types
  • List box contents may be managed with a user-defined class
  • Flexible edit box for editing many different types of text
  • Easy interface for creating HTML screen shots


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