IRC Console. You need https://gist.github.com/kaecy/057669eea0fdf76fc2b4f7b83b49147f

irc-console.py

import curses, birc

# Primitive input method for curses.
def read(i):
    buffer = ""
    i.erase()
    i.addstr("> ")
    
    while True:
        key = i.getch()
        yx = i.getyx()
        
        if key == 8:
            if yx != (0, 2):
                if yx[1] == 0:
                    i.move(0, curses.COLS - 1)
                    i.delch()
                    buffer = buffer[:-1]
                else:
                    i.move(yx[0], yx[1] - 1)
                    i.delch()
                    buffer = buffer[:-1]
                    
            
        elif key != 10:
            if yx != (1, curses.COLS - 1):
                i.addch(key)
                buffer = buffer + chr(key)
        elif key == 10:
            return buffer + "\n"

def changeChannels(target):
    global activeChan
    
    activeChan = target
    
    s.erase()
    s.addstr("Ch: " + target)
    s.refresh()

    o.erase()
    for msg in irc.channel[target].messages:
        o.addstr(msg.origin.name + ": " + msg.content + "\n")
    o.refresh()

def processCommands(command):
    spIndex = command.find(" ")
    if spIndex > -1:
        command, params = command.split(" ")
        target = params
        
        if command == "/j":
            if target not in irc.channel.keys():
                irc.join(params)
                changeChannels(target)
            
        if command == "/s":
            if target in irc.channel.keys():
                changeChannels(target)
                

def log(msg):
    if msg.type == "001":
        o.addstr("Connected\n")
    if msg.type == "join" or msg.type == "part" and msg.content[0] == activeChan:
        o.addstr(msg.origin.name + " " + msg.type + "ed " + msg.content[0] + "\n")
    if msg.type == "privmsg" and msg.target == activeChan:
        o.addstr(msg.origin.name + ": " + msg.content + "\n")
    if msg.type == "ping":
        o.addstr("PING\n")

    o.refresh()
    i.refresh()

def rawLog(msg):
    o.addstr(msg)
    
    o.refresh()
    i.refresh()

# IRC lib init.
activeChan = "#testing"
irc = birc.IRCMessageLoop("irc.libera.chat", 6665)
irc.nick("christine")
irc.join(activeChan)
irc.log = log

# Curses lib init.
stdscr = curses.initscr()
curses.noecho()
s = stdscr.subwin(1, curses.COLS, 0, 0)
s.addstr("Ch: " + activeChan)
s.refresh()
o = stdscr.subwin(curses.LINES - 3, curses.COLS, 1, 0)
o.scrollok(True)
i = stdscr.subwin(2, curses.COLS, curses.LINES - 2, 0)

# Start the IRC message loop off.
irc.start()

while True:
    input = read(i)
    if input.startswith("/"):
        # Process commands.
        processCommands(input.strip())
    else:
        # Send message.
        irc.msg(activeChan, input.strip())
        rawLog("%s: " % irc.name + input)