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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index 06f1452..c3dfb3d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -1411,6 +1411,43 @@ or `the MSDN <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/z0kc8e3z.aspx>`_ on Window .. versionadded:: 3.3 +.. _terminal-size: + +Querying the size of a terminal +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. versionadded:: 3.3 + +.. function:: get_terminal_size(fd=STDOUT_FILENO) + + Return the size of the terminal window as ``(columns, lines)``, + tuple of type :class:`terminal_size`. + + The optional argument ``fd`` (default ``STDOUT_FILENO``, or standard + output) specifies which file descriptor should be queried. + + If the file descriptor is not connected to a terminal, an :exc:`OSError` + is thrown. + + :func:`shutil.get_terminal_size` is the high-level function which + should normally be used, ``os.get_terminal_size`` is the low-level + implementation. + + Availability: Unix, Windows. + +.. class:: terminal_size(tuple) + + A tuple of ``(columns, lines)`` for holding terminal window size. + + .. attribute:: columns + + Width of the terminal window in characters. + + .. attribute:: lines + + Height of the terminal window in characters. + + .. _os-file-dir: Files and Directories |