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terminal_read.py
import curses
from random import randint
# Print random text in a 10x10 grid
stdscr = curses.initscr()
for rows in range(10):
line = ''.join([chr(randint(41, 90)) for i in range(10)])
stdscr.addstr(line + '\n')
icol = 3 - 1
irow = 6 - 1
# Read
ch = stdscr.instr(irow, icol, 1).decode(encoding="utf-8")
# Show result
stdscr.move(irow, icol + 10)
stdscr.addstr('Character at column 3, row 6 = ' + ch + '\n')
stdscr.getch()
curses.endwin()
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