*** __init__.py	19 Jul 2004 16:48:55 +0100	1.5
--- __init__.py	10 Feb 2005 11:20:31 +0000	
***************
*** 25,30 ****
--- 25,33 ----
  
  def initscr():
      import _curses, curses
+     # we call setupterm() here because it returns an error code
+     # instead of calling exit() in error cases.
+     setupterm()
      stdscr = _curses.initscr()
      for key, value in _curses.__dict__.items():
          if key[0:4] == 'ACS_' or key in ('LINES', 'COLS'):