[Python-Dev] Incorrect documentation of the raw_inputbuilt-in function

[Guido van Rossum]

IMO the actual behavior is incorrect.

On Jan 24, 2008 12:14 PM, Mike Kent <mike.kent at sage.com> wrote:
> Guido van Rossum <guido <at> python.org> writes:
>
> >
> > > It's entirely likely that the difference in what I am seeing and what you
> > > guys
> > > are seeing is caused by my not having GNU readline installed.  Nevertheless,
> > > the behavior without it seems wrong, and is certainly different from the
> > > documentation.
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
>
> Being that Guido agrees, should I put a bug report into the system for it, and
> if so, which should it report as the bug: the actual behavior of the raw_input
> prompt when GNU readline is not installed, or the documentation?
>
>
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