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@@ -685,6 +685,12 @@ the following methods and attributes:
character previously painter at that location. By default, the character
position and attributes are the current settings for the window object.
+ .. note::
+
+ Writing outside the window, subwindow, or pad raises a :exc:`curses.error`.
+ Attempting to write to the lower right corner of a window, subwindow,
+ or pad will cause an exception to be raised after the character is printed.
+
.. method:: window.addnstr(str, n[, attr])
window.addnstr(y, x, str, n[, attr])
@@ -700,6 +706,12 @@ the following methods and attributes:
Paint the character string *str* at ``(y, x)`` with attributes
*attr*, overwriting anything previously on the display.
+ .. note::
+
+ Writing outside the window, subwindow, or pad raises :exc:`curses.error`.
+ Attempting to write to the lower right corner of a window, subwindow,
+ or pad will cause an exception to be raised after the string is printed.
+
.. method:: window.attroff(attr)