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OS/2 Python: editing in interactive use

Michael Hudson mwh21 at cam.ac.uk
Wed Jul 14 13:28:17 EDT 1999 
Stefan Schwarzer <Stefan.Schwarzer at tu-clausthal.de> writes:

> Hi there :)
> 
> It seems to me that the OS/2 port of python lacks the
> "sophisticated" features for input editing (history,
> C-A, C-E, etc.)

Those features are provided by readline. I doubt readline works on
OS/2, though you could have a look. A search on google turned up a
reference to a Python readline module for win32, though the site seems
to be off net, at least temporarily.
 
> If I have overlooked a possibility to activate it, please
> give me a hint. If not, how difficult would it be to extend
> Python/2 appropriately? I would appreciate this very much. :)

Can you use idle? Most Python IDE's have some commandline editing
features.

> Regards
>  Stefan

HTH
Michael

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