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diff --git a/Lib/curses/wrapper.py b/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
index e7e7bb6..51fb724 100644
--- a/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
+++ b/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ def wrapper(func, *rest):
# a special value like curses.KEY_LEFT will be returned
stdscr.keypad(1)
+ # Start color, too. Harmless if the terminal doesn't have
+ # color; user can test with has_color() later on. The try/catch
+ # works around a minor bit of over-conscientiousness in the curses
+ # module -- the error return from C start_color() is ignorable.
+ try:
+ curses.start_color()
+ except:
+ pass
+
res = apply(func, (stdscr,) + rest)
except:
# In the event of an error, restore the terminal