EXAMPLE-Menus.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8

import npyscreen, curses

class MyTestApp(npyscreen.NPSAppManaged):
    def onStart(self):
        self.registerForm("MAIN", MainForm())

class MainForm(npyscreen.FormWithMenus):
    def create(self):
        self.add(npyscreen.TitleText, name = "Text:", value= "Just some text." )
        self.how_exited_handers[npyscreen.wgwidget.EXITED_ESCAPE]  = self.exit_application    
        
        # The menus are created here.
        self.m1 = self.add_menu(name="Main Menu", shortcut="^M")
        self.m1.addItemsFromList([
            ("Display Text", self.whenDisplayText, None, None, ("some text",)),
            ("Just Beep",   self.whenJustBeep, "e"),
            ("Exit Application", self.exit_application, "é"),
        ])
        
        self.m2 = self.add_menu(name="Another Menu", shortcut="b",)
        self.m2.addItemsFromList([
            ("Just Beep",   self.whenJustBeep),
        ])
        
        self.m3 = self.m2.addNewSubmenu("A sub menu", "^F")
        self.m3.addItemsFromList([
            ("Just Beep",   self.whenJustBeep),
        ])        

    def whenDisplayText(self, argument):
       npyscreen.notify_confirm(argument)

    def whenJustBeep(self):
        curses.beep()

    def exit_application(self):
        curses.beep()
        self.parentApp.setNextForm(None)
        self.editing = False
        self.parentApp.switchFormNow()

def main():
    TA = MyTestApp()
    TA.run()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()