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pythonpython-3.xwindowscurses

No module named '_curses'


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\the stuff\DarkOS-main\bootscreen.py", line 21, in <module>
    from curses import *
  File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.1008.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\curses\__init__.py", line 
13, in <module>
    from _curses import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_curses'

How do you get '_curses' on windows?

Some code:

from curses import *

Solution

  • It is very simple. You need to install the library by running pip install windows-curses

    You could type the above command in command prompt for Vscode or on the terminal in Pycharm