--- ./setup.py.bak	2019-10-01 23:14:26.979537110 +0000
+++ ./setup.py	2019-10-01 23:16:02.788727358 +0000
@@ -1397,6 +1397,8 @@
 
         if curses_library.startswith('ncurses'):
             curses_libs = [curses_library]
+            if (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'tinfo')):
+                curses_libs.append('tinfo')
             exts.append( Extension('_curses', ['_cursesmodule.c'],
                                    include_dirs=curses_includes,
                                    define_macros=curses_defines,