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Set of functions to work with console on Windows.
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Author: Alexander Belchenko (e-mail: bialix AT ukr.net)
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WIN32_STDIN_HANDLE = -10
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WIN32_STDOUT_HANDLE = -11
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WIN32_STDERR_HANDLE = -12
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def get_console_size(defaultx=80, defaulty=25):
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""" Return size of current console.
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This function try to determine actual size of current working
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console window and return tuple (sizex, sizey) if success,
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or default size (defaultx, defaulty) otherwise.
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Dependencies: ctypes should be installed.
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return (defaultx, defaulty)
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# To avoid problem with redirecting output via pipe
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# need to use stderr instead of stdout
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h = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetStdHandle(WIN32_STDERR_HANDLE)
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csbi = ctypes.create_string_buffer(22)
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res = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(h, csbi)
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(bufx, bufy, curx, cury, wattr,
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left, top, right, bottom, maxx, maxy) = struct.unpack("hhhhHhhhhhh", csbi.raw)
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sizex = right - left + 1
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sizey = bottom - top + 1
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return (defaultx, defaulty)