Urwid is a console user interface library. It includes many features
useful for text console application developers including :

* Applcations resize quickly and smoothly
* Automatic, programmable text alignment and wrapping
* Simple markup for setting text attributes within blocks of text
* Powerful list box with programmable content for scrolling all
widget types
* Your choice of event loops: Twisted, Glib or built-in
select-based loop
* Pre-built widgets include edit boxes, buttons, check
boxes and radio buttons
* Display modules include raw, curses, and
experimental LCD and web displays
* Support for UTF-8, simple 8-bit and CJK encodings
* 256 and 88 color mode support
* Python 3.2 support