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[forwarded from http://bugs.debian.org/178205]
I'm not able to reproduce this bug in current 2.1/2.2.
In 2.3 CVS 20030614, changing the window size of an
xterm results in the crash
The following code crashes. It does not occur when
getkey () is not used.
# Crash python
import curses, signal, time, sys
def sigwinch (signum, frame): return
win = curses.initscr ()
signal.signal(signal.SIGWINCH, sigwinch)
while 1: win.getkey ()
curses.endwin ()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "curs.py", line 9, in ?
while 1: win.getkey ()
_curses.error: no input

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This is not a bug in Python. In _cursesmodule.c rev. 2.70,
Patch #633635 from David M. Cooke was implemented, which
makes the implementation match the documentation:
getch([x, y])
Get a character. Note that the integer returned does not
have to be in ASCII range: function keys, keypad keys and so
on return numbers higher than 256. In no-delay mode, an
exception is raised if there is no input. 
This exception is raised when the underlying wgetch returns
ERR, so if there is a bug here, it might be in ncurses, for
having wgetch return on window change.

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I agree with MvL; this is not a bug. An explanation of this point is worth 
including in the curses HOWTO at some point, though.