ANNOUNCE: pyrepl 0.5.0 (was: ANNOUNCE: Readline Alternative 1.2)

[Michael Hudson]

Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> writes:

> I think it's finally time to release my line reader I've been working
> on on and off for about a year now: pyrepl 0.5 (it used to be called
[snip]
>  * Supports Python 2.0 and 2.1.

Just a quick note to thank Itamar Shtull-Trauring for pointing out
that this is not true.  pyrepl needs Python 2.1 (it uses a continue
inside a try block (which is fixable) and setupterm and tparm from
curses (which isn't)).  Sorry 'bout that.

Cheers,
M.

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