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6.15 <tt class=
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Terminal handling for character-cell displays
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<dt>Module
<b><tt class=
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<dd>Utilities for working with ASCII
characters, regardless of your locale
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<b><tt class=
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<dt>Module
<b><tt class=
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terminal setup and resetting on
application entry and exit.
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<dt><em class=
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Programming with Python
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with Python, by Andrew Kuchling and Eric Raymond, is
available on the Python Web site.
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