diff --git a/Lib/curses/wrapper.py b/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
index 9f1d86785d..3cdaa82d0a 100644
--- a/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
+++ b/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ def wrapper(func, *args, **kwds):
     wrapper().
     """
 
-    res = None
     try:
         # Initialize curses
-        stdscr=curses.initscr()
+        stdscr = curses.initscr()
 
         # Turn off echoing of keys, and enter cbreak mode,
         # where no buffering is performed on keyboard input