Handle to a console screen buffer Create using win32console::CreateConsoleScreenBuffer or win32console::GetStdHandle Use PyConsoleScreenBufferType(Handle) to wrap a pre-existing handle as returned by win32api::GetStdHandle. Will also accept a handle created by win32file::CreateFile for CONIN$ or CONOUT$. Only handles created by CreateConsoleScreenBuffer will be closed when Python object is destroyed

Methods

Detach: Releases reference to handle without closing it
Close: Closes the handle
SetConsoleActiveScreenBuffer: Sets this handle as the currently display screen buffer
GetConsoleCursorInfo: Retrieves size and visibility of console's cursor
SetConsoleCursorInfo: Sets the size and visibility of console's cursor
GetConsoleMode: Returns the input or output mode of the console buffer
SetConsoleMode: Sets the input or output mode of the console buffer
ReadConsole: Reads characters from the console input buffer
WriteConsole: Writes characters at current cursor position
FlushConsoleInputBuffer: Flush input buffer for console
SetConsoleTextAttribute: Sets character attributes for subsequent write operations
SetConsoleCursorPosition: Sets the console screen buffer's cursor position
SetConsoleScreenBufferSize: Sets the size of the console screen buffer
SetConsoleWindowInfo: Changes size and position of a console's window
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo: Returns the state of the screen buffer
GetLargestConsoleWindowSize: Returns the largest possible size for the console's window
FillConsoleOutputAttribute: Set text attributes for a consecutive series of characters
FillConsoleOutputCharacter: Sets consecutive character positions to a specified character
ReadConsoleOutputCharacter: Reads consecutive characters from a starting position
ReadConsoleOutputAttribute: Retrieves attributes from consecutive character cells
WriteConsoleOutputCharacter: Writes a string of characters at a specified position
WriteConsoleOutputAttribute: Sets the attributes of a range of character cells
ScrollConsoleScreenBuffer: Scrolls a region of the display
GetCurrentConsoleFont: Returns the currently displayed font
GetConsoleFontSize: Returns size of specified font for the console
SetConsoleFont: Changes the font used by the screen buffer
SetStdHandle: Replaces one of calling process's standard handles with this handle
SetConsoleDisplayMode: Sets the display mode of the console buffer
WriteConsoleInput: Places input records in the console's input queue
ReadConsoleInput: Reads input records and removes them from the input queue
PeekConsoleInput: Returns pending input records without removing them from the input queue
GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents: Returns the number of unread records in the input queue