@@ -2364,6 +2364,13 @@
   Py_DECREF(m);
   return 1;
 }
+
+static PyObject *
+PyCurses_update_lines_cols(PyObject *self)
+{
+  return PyInt_FromLong((long) update_lines_cols());
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CURSES_RESIZETERM
@@ -2710,6 +2717,9 @@
   {"typeahead",           (PyCFunction)PyCurses_TypeAhead, METH_VARARGS},
   {"unctrl",              (PyCFunction)PyCurses_UnCtrl, METH_VARARGS},
   {"ungetch",             (PyCFunction)PyCurses_UngetCh, METH_VARARGS},
+#if defined(HAVE_CURSES_RESIZETERM) || defined(HAVE_CURSES_RESIZE_TERM)
+  {"update_lines_cols",   (PyCFunction)PyCurses_update_lines_cols, METH_NOARGS},
+#endif
   {"use_env",             (PyCFunction)PyCurses_Use_Env, METH_VARARGS},
 #ifndef STRICT_SYSV_CURSES
   {"use_default_colors",  (PyCFunction)PyCurses_Use_Default_Colors, METH_NOARGS},