diff -r 2b43a7f38c34 -r 537d7c6b48a2 sdlterm/cython/sdlterm.pyx
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/sdlterm/cython/sdlterm.pyx	Sat Jan 05 00:40:27 2013 +0100
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+# distutils: language = c++
+# distutils: sources = src/sdlterm.cc
+# distutils: include_dirs = /usr/include/SDL src
+# distutils: libraries = SDL SDL_ttf
+# distutils: define_macros = _GNU_SOURCE=1 _REENTRANT
+# distutils: extra_compile_args = --std=c++0x
+# cython: language_level=3
+
+from libcpp cimport bool
+
+
+cdef extern from "sdlterm.h":
+    enum EventType:
+        pass
+
+    union Event:
+        EventType type
+
+    cdef cppclass Terminal:
+        Terminal() except +
+
+        void select_font(char *fname_regular, char *fname_bold, int ptsize)
+        void resize(int pxwidth, int pxheight)
+
+        void erase()
+        void putch(int x, int y, Py_UNICODE ch)
+        void commit()
+
+        int prepare_attr(int fg, int bg, int style)
+        void set_attr(int value)
+
+        void set_cursor(int x, int y)
+        void show_cursor(bool visible)
+
+        void get_next_event(Event event)
+
+
+cdef class SDLTerminal:
+    cdef Terminal *thisptr      # hold a C++ instance which we're wrapping
+
+    def __cinit__(self):
+        self.thisptr = new Terminal()
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        del self.thisptr
+
+    def select_font(self, fname_regular, fname_bold, ptsize):
+        fname_regular = fname_regular.encode('utf8')
+        fname_bold = fname_bold.encode('utf8')
+        self.thisptr.select_font(fname_regular, fname_bold, ptsize)
+    def resize(self, width, height):
+        self.thisptr.resize(width, height)
+
+    def erase(self):
+        self.thisptr.erase()
+    def putch(self, x, y, ch):
+        self.thisptr.putch(x, y, ch)
+    def commit(self):
+        self.thisptr.commit()
+
+    def get_next_event(self):
+        cdef Event event
+        self.thisptr.get_next_event(event)
+        return dict()
+