glances can work in console mode on windows - windows-curses

glances/main.py

@@ -305,10 +305,6 @@ Examples of use:
         if args.disable_autodiscover:
             logger.info("Auto discover mode is disabled")
 
-        # By default Windows is started in Web mode
-        if WINDOWS:
-            args.webserver = True
-
         # In web server mode
         if args.webserver:
             args.process_short_name = True

glances/outputs/glances_curses.py

@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ from glances.processes import glances_processes
 from glances.timer import Timer
 
 # Import curses library for "normal" operating system
-if not WINDOWS:
-    try:
-        import curses
-        import curses.panel
-        from curses.textpad import Textbox
-    except ImportError:
-        logger.critical("Curses module not found. Glances cannot start in standalone mode.")
-        sys.exit(1)
+try:
+    import curses
+    import curses.panel
+    from curses.textpad import Textbox
+except ImportError:
+    logger.critical("Curses module not found. Glances cannot start in standalone mode.")
+    if WINDOWS:
+	    logger.critical("For Windows you can try installing windows-curses with pip install.")
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 class _GlancesCurses(object):