command prompt history filtered by initial letters

[MRAB]

limit wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On WindowsXP with Python 2.5.1 (from the python-2.5.1.msi): when I'm
> at the python prompt, up-arrow scrolls through the command history. If
> I type group of characters first, up-arrow shows only the previous
> commands that start with that group of characters.
> 
> On CentOS 5 with Python 2.5.4 (that I built locally): up-arrow does
> not filter the command history based on initial characters at the
> prompt.
> 
> How do I get this command history filter working on the centos
> install?
> 
If it works in the command prompt (in Windows XP: Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Command Prompt) then it's a feature of the operating
system, not Python.