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Function in a box curses

there. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong in the code? Why the timer function doesn't appear in the box?

import curses
from datetime import datetime

stdsrc= curses.initscr()

SPACE_KEY = ord(' ')

box1 = curses.newwin(20, 30, 10, 10)
box1.box()  
def run(win):

    win.timeout(1000) 
    start = datetime.now()
    while True:
        now = datetime.now()
        minutes, seconds = divmod((now - start).total_seconds(), 60)
        win.addstr(0, 0, "%02d:%02d" % (minutes, round(seconds)))

        c = win.getch() # c variable to get user character
        if c == SPACE_KEY: 
            break

box1.refresh()  

curses.wrapper(run)

curses.endwin()
Solution

  • The first two arguments to addstr are the coordinates to start the text. In you code you are starting the text at the coordinates 0,0, whereas your box starts at coordinates 20,30.