Lambda Python 3.6 environment had few standard modules missed. This is module to support ncurses.
This issue has been solved so you don't need this module anymore.
To use this module inside Lambda Python 3.6 environment, just clone the repository and put file _curses.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so to the root of your Lambda distribution package.
This repository also contains curses_panel addition to the curses module. To add this functionality to your Lambda Python 3.6 please copy file _curses_panel.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so to the root of your Lambda distribution package.