1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index 511073f..a1de435 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,8 @@ PyCursesWindow_ChgAt(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    color = (short)((attr >> 8) & 0xff);
-    attr = attr - (color << 8);
+    color = (short) PAIR_NUMBER(attr);
+    attr = attr & A_ATTRIBUTES;
 
     if (use_xy) {
         rtn = mvwchgat(self->win,y,x,num,attr,color,NULL);