ioex/ioex/cursesex.py

import os
import sys
import locale

def tty_wrapper(function, *args, **kwargs):
    stdin_fd = os.dup(sys.stdin.fileno())
    stdout_fd = os.dup(sys.stdout.fileno())
    # set stdin to tty
    tty_in = open('/dev/tty', 'r')
    os.dup2(tty_in.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
    # set stdout to tty
    tty_out = open('/dev/tty', 'w')
    os.dup2(tty_out.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
    # os.system('ls -l /proc/self/fd/')
    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
    import curses
    result = curses.wrapper(function, *args, **kwargs)
    # reset stdin and stdout
    os.dup2(stdin_fd, sys.stdin.fileno())
    os.dup2(stdout_fd, sys.stdout.fileno())
    return result