def put(xy, *args):
cmd = [TermCursor.save, TermCursor.move(*xy), '<STR_LIT>'.join(args), TermCursor.restore]<EOL>write('<STR_LIT>'.join(cmd))<EOL>
put text on on screen
a tuple as first argument tells absolute position for the text
does not change TermCursor position
args = list of optional position, formatting tokens and strings