bpo-38312: Add curses.{get,set}_escdelay and curses.{get,set}_tabsize. (GH-16938)

2 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/curses.rst b/Doc/library/curses.rst
index f1803c6..1201e89 100644
--- a/Doc/library/curses.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/curses.rst
@@ -511,6 +511,32 @@ The module :mod:`curses` defines the following functions:
    Save the current state of the terminal modes in a buffer, usable by
    :func:`resetty`.
 
+.. function:: get_escdelay()
+
+   Retrieves the value set by :func:`set_escdelay`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+.. function:: set_escdelay(ms)
+
+   Sets the number of milliseconds to wait after reading an escape character,
+   to distinguish between an individual escape character entered on the
+   keyboard from escape sequences sent by cursor and function keys.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+.. function:: get_tabsize()
+
+   Retrieves the value set by :func:`set_tabsize`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+.. function:: set_tabsize(size)
+
+   Sets the number of columns used by the curses library when converting a tab
+   character to spaces as it adds the tab to a window.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.9
 
 .. function:: setsyx(y, x)
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
index d41e708..7d7c502 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ that schedules a shutdown for the default executor that waits on the
 :func:`asyncio.run` has been updated to use the new :term:`coroutine`.
 (Contributed by Kyle Stanley in :issue:`34037`.)
 
+curses
+------
+
+Add :func:`curses.get_escdelay`, :func:`curses.set_escdelay`,
+:func:`curses.get_tabsize`, and :func:`curses.set_tabsize` functions.
+(Contributed by Anthony Sottile in :issue:`38312`.)
+
 fcntl
 -----