ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_curses'

ubuntu 22.04, python 3.8.9

pip installed chalice

typing chalice and now i get

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_curses'

File "/home/ec2-user/.local/bin/chalice", line 5, in
from chalice.cli import main
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chalice/cli/__init__.py", line 39, in
from chalice.cli import newproj
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chalice/cli/newproj.py", line 37, in
import inquirer
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inquirer/__init__.py", line 1, in
from inquirer.prompt import prompt
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inquirer/prompt.py", line 1, in
import inquirer.themes as themes
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/inquirer/themes.py", line 4, in
from blessed import Terminal
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/blessed/__init__.py", line 14, in
from blessed.terminal import Terminal # type: ignore
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/blessed/terminal.py", line 21, in
from .keyboard import (_time_left,
File "/home/ec2-user/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/blessed/keyboard.py", line 19, in
import curses
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/curses/__init__.py", line 13, in
from _curses import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_curses'

Reproduce the failure by running the chalice CLI on Ubuntu 22.04 with Python 3.8.9. Trace the import path through chalice/cli/newproj.py and the inquirer and blessed dependencies, starting at the reported _curses import. Done means the behavior in this environment is understood and the issue has a verified resolution or clearly documented outcome.

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