Command history in python shell under linux

[Stephen Boulet]

When I hit the up arrow in the python shell, I get:

  ^[[A

How do I set up things so that I get the previous command? Thanks.

-- Stephen

My versions:

$ rpm -qa | grep python
python-imaging-1.1.2-4mdk
libpython2.2-2.2-9mdk
pythonlib-1.28-1mdk
python-base-2.2-9mdk
python-2.2-9mdk
python-numeric-20.3-2mdk
python-docs-2.2-9mdk
rpm-python-4.0.3-10mdk
libpython2.2-devel-2.2-9mdk