Use urwid over curses

companion_software/dashboard/dash.py

@@ -1,33 +1,15 @@
-# Draw text to center of screen
+import urwid
-import curses
-
-screen = curses.initscr()
-num_rows, num_cols = screen.getmaxyx()
 
 
-# Make a function to print a line in the center of screen
+def exit_on_q(key):
-def print_center(message):
+    if key in ('q', 'Q'):
-    # Calculate center row
+        raise urwid.ExitMainLoop()
-    middle_row = int(num_rows / 2)
-
-    # Calculate center column, and then adjust starting position based
-    # on the length of the message
-    half_length_of_message = int(len(message) / 2)
-    middle_column = int(num_cols / 2)
-    x_position = middle_column - half_length_of_message
-
-    # Draw the text
-    screen.addstr(middle_row, x_position, message)
-    screen.refresh()
 
 
-print_center("Greatness awaits...")
+txt = urwid.BigText(u" Greatness Awaits... ", urwid.HalfBlock5x4Font())
+test = urwid.Padding(txt, 'center', None)
+test = urwid.Filler(test, 'middle', None, 7)
 
-# Wait and cleanup
-while True:
-    try:
-        curses.napms(500)
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        break
 
-curses.endwin()
+loop = urwid.MainLoop(test, unhandled_input=exit_on_q)
+loop.run()

companion_software/dashboard/requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+urwid