diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-python-compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/check-python-compatibility.yml
index c82fb35..fdeb02b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-python-compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-python-compatibility.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup simple-term-menu on Python 3.5
       run: python3.5 -m pip install .
     - name: Run a simple-term-menu check on Python 3.5
-      run: python3.5 -m simple_term_menu --version
+      run: TERM=dumb python3.5 -m simple_term_menu --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 869274f..3acb08d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out repository code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Install pre-commit
-      run: pip install "pre-commit==2.17.0"
+      run: pip install "pre-commit==3.5.0"
     - name: Run pre-commit checks
       run: |
         TMP_MSG_FILE="$(mktemp)" &&
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 48b660f..55d73dd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pre-commit:
   stage: check
   image: python:3
   before_script:
-  - pip install "pre-commit==2.17.0"
+  - pip install "pre-commit==3.5.0"
   script:
   - TMP_MSG_FILE="$(mktemp)"
   - git log -1 --pretty=%B > "${TMP_MSG_FILE}"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ check-python-compatibility:py35:
   image: sciapp/python-testing:latest-ubuntu-20.04
   script:
   - python3.5 -m pip install .
-  - python3.5 -m simple_term_menu --version
+  - TERM=dumb python3.5 -m simple_term_menu --version
 
 build-linux-executable:
   stage: build
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fe27ad1..8fa7314 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ default_stages: ['commit']
 repos:
 # pre-commit repo:
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-  rev: v4.1.0
+  rev: v4.5.0
   hooks:
   # general hooks:
   - id: check-added-large-files  # Prevent giant files from being committed
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ repos:
   - id: requirements-txt-fixer  # Sorts entries in requirements.txt and removes incorrect entry `pkg-resources==0.0.0`
 # General repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker.python
-  rev: 2.4.0
+  rev: 2.7.3
   hooks:
   - id: editorconfig-checker
     exclude_types: [markdown]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ repos:
   - id: detect-direct-checkins
     args: ['--branch=master', '--allow-root']
 - repo: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
-  rev: v0.17.0
+  rev: v0.19.1
   hooks:
   - id: gitlint
     args: [
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ repos:
       '--msg-filename',
     ]
 - repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
-  rev: v0.31.1
+  rev: v0.37.0
   hooks:
   - id: markdownlint
 - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint
-  rev: v1.26.3
+  rev: v1.32.0
   hooks:
   - id: yamllint
     args: [
       '--config-data={extends: default, rules: {indentation: {indent-sequences: consistent}, line-length: {max: 120}}}'
     ]
 - repo: https://github.com/sirosen/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.14.0
+  rev: 0.27.1
   hooks:
   - id: check-jsonschema
     name: 'Validate GitLab CI configuration'
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ repos:
       'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/raw/master/app/assets/javascripts/editor/schema/ci.json',
     ]
 - repo: https://github.com/sirosen/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.14.0
+  rev: 0.27.1
   hooks:
   - id: check-github-workflows
 # Python specific repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-  rev: 22.3.0
+  rev: 23.10.1
   hooks:
   - id: black
     args: ['--line-length=120']
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
-  rev: 5.10.1
+  rev: 5.12.0
   hooks:
   - id: isort
     args: [  # Arguments for `black` compatibility
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ repos:
       '--ensure-newline-before-comments',
     ]
 - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
-  rev: 4.0.1
+  rev: 6.1.0
   hooks:
   - id: flake8
     args: [
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ repos:
       '--ignore=E203,W503',  # Otherwise, `flake8` is not compatible with `black`
     ]
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-  rev: v0.910
+  rev: v1.6.1
   hooks:
   - id: mypy
     args: ['--ignore-missing-imports', '--strict']
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6330f4..e6e0393 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PRECOMMIT_VERSION = 2.17.0
+PRECOMMIT_VERSION = 3.5.0
 
 PRECOMMIT_ENV := $(shell git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null || echo ".")/.pre-commit_env
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 54fa305..d0e0b28 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import os
 import runpy
 import subprocess
-from distutils.cmd import Command
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, cast
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, cast  # noqa: F401
 
-from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import Command, setup
 
 
-class PyinstallerCommand(Command):
+class PyinstallerCommand(Command):  # type: ignore
     description = "create a self-contained executable with PyInstaller"
     user_options = []  # type: List[Tuple[str, Optional[str], str]]
 
@@ -51,6 +50,8 @@ def run(self) -> None:
 
 
 def get_version_from_pyfile(version_file: str = "simple_term_menu.py") -> str:
+    if "TERM" not in os.environ:
+        os.environ["TERM"] = ""  # Avoid error messages when simple-term-menu is not installed on a terminal
     file_globals = runpy.run_path(version_file)
     return cast(str, file_globals["__version__"])
 
diff --git a/simple_term_menu.py b/simple_term_menu.py
index 507348b..086e153 100755
--- a/simple_term_menu.py
+++ b/simple_term_menu.py
@@ -38,12 +38,20 @@
 except ImportError as e:
     raise NotImplementedError('"{}" is currently not supported.'.format(platform.system())) from e
 
+if "TERM" not in os.environ:
+    if "PYCHARM_HOSTED" in os.environ:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "simple-term-menu does not work in the PyCharm output console. Use a terminal instead (Alt + F12) or "
+            'activate "Emulate terminal in output console".'
+        )
+    raise NotImplementedError("simple-term-menu can only be used in a terminal emulator")
+
 
 __author__ = "Ingo Meyer"
 __email__ = "i.meyer@fz-juelich.de"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright © 2021 Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. All rights reserved."
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version_info__ = (1, 6, 1)
+__version_info__ = (1, 6, 2)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))
 
 
@@ -1270,7 +1278,7 @@ def limit_string_with_escape_codes(string: str, max_len: int) -> Tuple[str, int]
                             BoxDrawingCharacters.upper_left
                             + (2 * BoxDrawingCharacters.horizontal + " " + self._preview_title)[: num_cols - 3]
                             + " "
-                            + (num_cols - len(self._preview_title) - 6) * BoxDrawingCharacters.horizontal
+                            + (num_cols - wcswidth(self._preview_title) - 6) * BoxDrawingCharacters.horizontal
                             + BoxDrawingCharacters.upper_right
                         )[:num_cols]
                         + "\n"
@@ -1475,7 +1483,7 @@ def _read_next_key(self, ignore_case: bool = True) -> str:
     def show(self) -> Optional[Union[int, Tuple[int, ...]]]:
         def init_signal_handling() -> None:
             # `SIGWINCH` is send on terminal resizes
-            def handle_sigwinch(signum: signal.Signals, frame: FrameType) -> None:
+            def handle_sigwinch(signum: int, frame: Optional[FrameType]) -> None:
                 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
                 if self._reading_next_key:
                     self._paint_menu()