Python, readline and OS X

[Ron Garret]

In article <45c28755$0$322$e4fe514c at news.xs4all.nl>,
 Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Ron Garret wrote:
> > I have installed Python 2.5 on my new Intel Mac but I can't for the life 
> > of me get readline to work.  I have libreadline installed, I've tried 
> > copying readline.so from my Python 2.3 installation into 2.5, I've 
> > searched the web, and no joy.  Could someone please give me a clue?
> > 
> > rg
> 
> Does the info in a blog article that I wrote help?
> 
> http://www.razorvine.net/frog/user/irmen/article/2006-05-08/87

No, because I'm not using Fink.  But maybe I can adapt your solution.

> I used this when I compiled my Python 2.5 on my mac, and
> it seemed to work ;-)
> 
> I'm now using the python.org binary distribution though and that seems to
> contain a working readline as well.... ?

I'll try that too.

rg