import curses

def command():
 curses.echo()
 cmd = screen.getstr(0,10,15)
 curses.noecho()
 screen.addstr(2,0,cmd,curses.color_pair(2))

screen = curses.initscr() # Creates our screen
curses.start_color()
curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_CYAN, curses.COLOR_BLACK) # Creates a color pair as 1 with foreground cyan and background black
curses.init_pair(2, curses.COLOR_GREEN, curses.COLOR_RED)
curses.noecho() # Keeps the keys we press from
curses.cbreak() # Takes input right away
screen.keypad(1)
screen.addstr(0,0,"Command:> ",curses.color_pair(1)) # Add a COLORED string at 10,0
screen.refresh() # Refresh screen now that strings added
# While loop to wait for key events, then
while 1:
 key = screen.getch() # Get presse keys
 if key == ord("q"): break
 elif key == ord("c"): command() # Call our input function
curses.endwin() # Closes curses environment