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