Win32 python: odd behavior when run via ssh

[Grant Edwards]

On 2008-02-02, Ross Ridge <rridge at caffeine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

>>When I ssh into a windows machine (running Cygwin sshd), I can
>>invoke python at the shell prompt (you have to use -i option
>>and I don't really understand why).
>>
>>Once it's started there are couple rather odd behaviors:
>>
>> 1) readline support doesn't work.
>
> My guess is either that Cygwin version of Python you invoked doesn't
> think that stdin/stdout is attached to a tty (ie. the pseudo-terminal
> that sshd should create), or you're using official Win32 "native" Python
> distribution Python and it doesn't think stdin/stdout is attached to
> a console.

The latter.  I guess I forgot to say I was running the normal
Win32 python.  

> If you're using the Cygwin version of Python than it's
> probably bug. If you're using the offficial Win32 port of
> Python than you probably want to use the Cygwin version
> because Win32 version doesn't support readline anyways.

That's odd, because readline seems to work fine in a Windows
console (recalling previous lines and line editing).

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