diff -r aa77f7eb2bf1 Modules/_cursesmodule.c
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c	Mon Feb 18 13:33:37 2013 +0200
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c	Fri Feb 22 00:32:16 2013 +0100
@@ -1179,6 +1179,9 @@ PyCursesWindow_Get_WCh(PyCursesWindowObj
         return NULL;
     }
     if (ct == ERR) {
+        if (PyErr_CheckSignals())
+            return NULL;
+
         /* get_wch() returns ERR in nodelay mode */
         PyErr_SetString(PyCursesError, "no input");
         return NULL;