prevent status bar from flashing at bottom

thomasballinger · thomasballinger · commit 01b8f6e48136 · 2015-12-14T17:29:28.000-05:00
diff --git a/bpython/curtsiesfrontend/repl.py b/bpython/curtsiesfrontend/repl.py
@@ -1195,7 +1195,8 @@ def paint(self, about_to_exit=False, user_quit=False):
             self.clean_up_current_line_for_exit() # exception to not changing state!
 
         width, min_height = self.width, self.height
-        show_status_bar = bool(self.status_bar.should_show_message) or self.status_bar.has_focus
+        show_status_bar = ((bool(self.status_bar.should_show_message) or self.status_bar.has_focus)
+                           and not self.request_paint_to_pad_bottom)
         if show_status_bar:
             # because we're going to tack the status bar on at the end, shoot
             # for an array one less than the height of the screen
