curses-box-test

import curses

def printbox(x,y,x1,y1,ws):
    for i in range(x,x1):
        ws.addstr(y,i,"=")
    for i in range(x,x1):
        ws.addstr(y1,i,"=")
    for i in range(y,y1+1):
        ws.addstr(i,x,"|")
        ws.addstr(i,x1,"|")
    return

w=curses.initscr()

w.clear()
lims=w.getmaxyx()
xx=lims[1]
yy=lims[0]
printbox(1,1,xx-2,yy-2,w)
str=" xx= "+str(xx)+" yy= "+str(yy)
w.addstr(3,4,str)
w.addstr(4,8,"==[line =4 column=8]==")
w.addstr(5,8,"==[line =5 column=8]==")
w.addstr(6,10,"==[line =6 column=10]==")
w.refresh()
w.getch()

curses.endwin()