Are there any toolkit libraries for curses with Python bindings?

Urwid is the best library to work with curses and python that I know.

Altenatively, you might find also interesting snack (newt-based library).

For more information, please have a look at this question.

npyscreen

Npyscreen is a Python widget library and application framework for programming terminal or console applications. It is built on top of ncurses, which is part of the standard library.

The focus of this library is to provide a rapid way to develop console applications. In general, adding a control to the screen requires only one line of code.

This framework should be powerful enough to create everything from quick, simple programs to complex, multi-screen applications.

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8

import npyscreen
class TestApp(npyscreen.NPSApp):
    def main(self):
        # These lines create the form and populate it with widgets.
        # A fairly complex screen in only 8 or so lines of code - a line for each control.
        F  = npyscreen.Form(name = "Welcome to Npyscreen",)
        t  = F.add(npyscreen.TitleText, name = "Text:",)
        fn = F.add(npyscreen.TitleFilename, name = "Filename:")
        fn2 = F.add(npyscreen.TitleFilenameCombo, name="Filename2:")
        dt = F.add(npyscreen.TitleDateCombo, name = "Date:")
        s  = F.add(npyscreen.TitleSlider, out_of=12, name = "Slider")
        ml = F.add(npyscreen.MultiLineEdit,
               value = """try typing here!\nMutiline text, press ^R to reformat.\n""",
               max_height=5, rely=9)
        ms = F.add(npyscreen.TitleSelectOne, max_height=4, value = [1,], name="Pick One",
                values = ["Option1","Option2","Option3"], scroll_exit=True)
        ms2= F.add(npyscreen.TitleMultiSelect, max_height =-2, value = [1,], name="Pick Several",
                values = ["Option1","Option2","Option3"], scroll_exit=True)

        # This lets the user interact with the Form.
        F.edit()

        print(ms.get_selected_objects())

if __name__ == "__main__":
    App = TestApp()
    App.run()