--- ./setup.py.old	2019-10-02 21:58:53.806438726 +0000
+++ ./setup.py.old	2019-10-02 22:03:15.888464157 +0000
@@ -1390,6 +1390,7 @@ 
         curses_defines = []
         curses_includes = []
         panel_library = 'panel'
+        tinfo_library = 'tinfo'
         if curses_library == 'ncursesw':
             curses_defines.append(('HAVE_NCURSESW', '1'))
             if not cross_compiling:
@@ -1397,6 +1398,7 @@ 
             # Bug 1464056: If _curses.so links with ncursesw,
             # _curses_panel.so must link with panelw.
             panel_library = 'panelw'
+            tinfo_library = 'tinfow'
             if host_platform == 'darwin':
                 # On OS X, there is no separate /usr/lib/libncursesw nor
                 # libpanelw.  If we are here, we found a locally-supplied
@@ -1412,6 +1414,8 @@ 
 
         if curses_library.startswith('ncurses'):
             curses_libs = [curses_library]
+            if (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, tinfo_library)):
+                curses_libs.append(tinfo_library)
             exts.append( Extension('_curses', ['_cursesmodule.c'],
                                    include_dirs=curses_includes,
                                    define_macros=curses_defines,