Make A Full Terminal Window Application Like Vim/mutt/cmus

I'm not sure quite how to word this, which is probably why I'm having trouble finding an answer. I have a command line script that runs a rummy game, I want it to take over the ter

Solution 1:

You're looking for a console user interface. One of the best libraries for python would be http://urwid.org/

Solution 2:

As mentioned in a comment "pythons curses module does what you require".

This is what you need to take over the terminal: https://docs.python.org/3.9/howto/curses.html