For you can use pip install windows-curses to install package.

Then use python codes import curses to use it.

Please note that even though you installed a package called windows-curses, you still import it using import curses. This is because windows-curses is a Windows-compatible version of the curses module, not a separate module.

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windows-curses · PyPI
Adds support for the standard Python curses module on Windows. Based on these wheels.
      » pip install windows-curses
    
Published   Mar 31, 2026
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I have a running Python 2.7/3.4 installation on my Windows 7 (x64) machine. I would like to test curses on Windows. Curses is installed but not working: >>> import curses Traceback (most More on stackoverflow.com
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How to download and install windows curses
You must tell us which curses package and show us exactly what you did to install it. Also show any error messages you got. More on reddit.com
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How to install curses in pyenv?
Is there a way that I can install curses module for pyenv? For it's not installed by default: $ pyenv version 3.4.1 (set by /home/xxx/Documents/docarg/.python-version) $ python Python 3.4.1 ... >>> import curses Traceback (most recent ca... More on github.com
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docs.python.org › 3 › howto › curses.html
Curses Programming with Python — Python 3.14.3 documentation
Another is tools such as OS installers and kernel configurators that may have to run before any graphical support is available. The curses library provides fairly basic functionality, providing the programmer with an abstraction of a display containing multiple non-overlapping windows of text.
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GitHub - zephyrproject-rtos/windows-curses: Windows Curses Python module · GitHub
The curses module is in the Python standard library, but is not available on Windows.
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Curses in Windows with Python | DevDungeon
June 10, 2019 - That's really all there is to it! This package will make it so you can use the Python standard curses module in Windows. From your command prompt or shell, run pip install or preferably python -m pip install like this:
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November 20, 2021 -

I'm following a beginner project tutorial that requires the curses module and using the pip command in cmd "pip install windows-curses" doesn't work and spits out the following in the terminal:
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement windows-curses (from versions: none)

ERROR: No matching distribution found for windows-curses

I can install other stuff using the pip install command but not this specific module, does anyone know why this could happen? what are the possible solutions?

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Simple python snake using curses, on Windows use the command `pip install windows-curses` to install curses, using PyCharm IDE make sure that you enabled the "Emulate termianl in output console" option to make it work · GitHub
Simple python snake using curses, on Windows use the command `pip install windows-curses` to install curses, using PyCharm IDE make sure that you enabled the "Emulate termianl in output console" option to make it work - snake.py
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github.com › unicurses › unicurses
GitHub - unicurses/unicurses: Github fork for unicurses · GitHub
It's highly recommended that you ... you install and start using UniCurses. ^ if this won't work and you get ModuleNotFoundError try specifying the python version like: ... or if you want to use the latest release, download the files from this repository, open your terminal and cd/navigate to the folder and then execute the below: ... It's recommended that you use the first form of the expression so you do not need to precede each curses command in ...
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Python curses, Part 1: Drawing With Text
April 21, 2025 - $ sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev # ncurses development libraries $ sudo apt-get install libncurses5 # ncurses implementation library $ sudo apt-get install ncurses-doc # ncurses documentation, manual pages · Note: The ...
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docs.python.org › 3 › library › curses.html
curses — Terminal handling for character-cell displays
Tutorial material on using curses with Python, by Andrew Kuchling and Eric Raymond.
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Python Curses
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Curses Programming with Python — IronPython 2.7.2b1 documentation
Another is for tools like OS installers and kernel configurators that may have to run before X is available. The curses library hides all the details of different terminals, and provides the programmer with an abstraction of a display, containing multiple non-overlapping windows.
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Curses Programming in Python | DevDungeon
June 10, 2019 - # Needed in Windows only python -m pip install windows-curses
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windows-curses - labscript-suite | Anaconda.org
2 weeks ago - Support for the standard curses module on Windows · Overview · Files 41 · Labels 1 · Badges · Versions · 2.4.1 · To install this package, run one of the following: $conda install labscript-suite::windows-curses · Monthly · Downloads Updates · Version · 2.4.1 ·
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How to install curses in pyenv? · Issue #240 · pyenv/pyenv
September 21, 2014 - Is there a way that I can install curses module for pyenv? For it's not installed by default: $ pyenv version 3.4.1 (set by /home/xxx/Documents/docarg/.python-version) $ python Python 3.4.1 ... >>> import curses Traceback (most recent ca...
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Introduction to the curses Library in Python: Text-Based Interfaces | Hyperskill Blog
October 24, 2024 - `Curses` is based on `ncurses`, ... in Python, you can use urwid. `Curses` is available for Unix machines, so you don't need to install anything....
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