import curses

class cell:
    alive = False

    def arise(self):
        self.alive = True

    def kill(self):
        self.alive = False

class grid:
    def __init__(self, height, width):
            self.height = height
            self.width = width
            self.grid = [None for x in range(height) for y in range(width)]

    def setCell(self, y, x, cell):
        self.grid[x][y] = cell

    def countAliveNeighbours(self, y, x):
        c = 0

def main(screen):
    num_rows, num_cols = screen.getmaxyx()
    screen.addstr("cols: " + str(num_cols) + "\n")
    screen.addstr("rows: " + str(num_rows))
    
    screen.refresh()
    screen.getch()

    screen.clear()
    for i in range(num_cols-1):
        for j in range(num_rows-1):
            screen.addstr(j, i, "x")
    screen.refresh()
    screen.getch()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    curses.wrapper(main)