--- contrib/tools/python3/Lib/_pyrepl/unix_console.py	(index)
+++ contrib/tools/python3/Lib/_pyrepl/unix_console.py	(working tree)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import time
 import platform
 from fcntl import ioctl
 
-from . import curses
+from . import terminfo
 from .console import Console, Event
 from .fancy_termios import tcgetattr, tcsetattr, TermState
 from .trace import trace
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class InvalidTerminal(RuntimeError):
         super().__init__(errno.EIO, message)
 
 
-_error = (termios.error, curses.error, InvalidTerminal)
+_error = (termios.error, InvalidTerminal)
 _error_codes_to_ignore = frozenset([errno.EIO, errno.ENXIO, errno.EPERM])
 
 SIGWINCH_EVENT = "repaint"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class UnixConsole(Console):
         self.pollob.register(self.input_fd, select.POLLIN)
         self.input_buffer = b""
         self.input_buffer_pos = 0
-        curses.setupterm(term or None, self.output_fd)
+        self.terminfo = terminfo.TermInfo(term or None)
         self.term = term
         self.is_apple_terminal = (
             platform.system() == "Darwin"
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class UnixConsole(Console):
         def _my_getstr(cap: str, optional: bool) -> bytes | None: ...
 
         def _my_getstr(cap: str, optional: bool = False) -> bytes | None:
-            r = curses.tigetstr(cap)
+            r = self.terminfo.get(cap)
             if not optional and r is None:
                 raise InvalidTerminal(
                     f"terminal doesn't have the required {cap} capability"
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class UnixConsole(Console):
 
         self.__setup_movement()
 
-        self.event_queue = EventQueue(self.input_fd, self.encoding)
+        self.event_queue = EventQueue(self.input_fd, self.encoding, self.terminfo)
         self.cursor_visible = 1
 
         signal.signal(signal.SIGCONT, self._sigcont_handler)
@@ -630,14 +630,14 @@ class UnixConsole(Console):
         if self._dch1:
             self.dch1 = self._dch1
         elif self._dch:
-            self.dch1 = curses.tparm(self._dch, 1)
+            self.dch1 = terminfo.tparm(self._dch, 1)
         else:
             self.dch1 = None
 
         if self._ich1:
             self.ich1 = self._ich1
         elif self._ich:
-            self.ich1 = curses.tparm(self._ich, 1)
+            self.ich1 = terminfo.tparm(self._ich, 1)
         else:
             self.ich1 = None
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class UnixConsole(Console):
         self.__buffer.append((text, 0))
 
     def __write_code(self, fmt, *args):
-        self.__buffer.append((curses.tparm(fmt, *args), 1))
+        self.__buffer.append((terminfo.tparm(fmt, *args), 1))
 
     def __maybe_write_code(self, fmt, *args):
         if fmt:
--- contrib/tools/python3/Lib/_pyrepl/unix_eventqueue.py	(index)
+++ contrib/tools/python3/Lib/_pyrepl/unix_eventqueue.py	(working tree)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
 # CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-from . import curses
+from .terminfo import TermInfo
 from .trace import trace
 from .base_eventqueue import BaseEventQueue
 from termios import tcgetattr, VERASE
@@ -54,22 +54,23 @@ CTRL_ARROW_KEYCODES= {
     b'\033Oc': 'ctrl right',
 }
 
-def get_terminal_keycodes() -> dict[bytes, str]:
+def get_terminal_keycodes(ti: TermInfo) -> dict[bytes, str]:
     """
     Generates a dictionary mapping terminal keycodes to human-readable names.
     """
     keycodes = {}
     for key, terminal_code in TERMINAL_KEYNAMES.items():
-        keycode = curses.tigetstr(terminal_code)
+        keycode = ti.get(terminal_code)
         trace('key {key} tiname {terminal_code} keycode {keycode!r}', **locals())
         if keycode:
             keycodes[keycode] = key
     keycodes.update(CTRL_ARROW_KEYCODES)
     return keycodes
 
+
 class EventQueue(BaseEventQueue):
-    def __init__(self, fd: int, encoding: str) -> None:
-        keycodes = get_terminal_keycodes()
+    def __init__(self, fd: int, encoding: str, ti: TermInfo) -> None:
+        keycodes = get_terminal_keycodes(ti)
         if os.isatty(fd):
             backspace = tcgetattr(fd)[6][VERASE]
             keycodes[backspace] = "backspace"