Disable readline

[Nick Dokos]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:52 -0500, Roy Smith wrote:
> 
> > Another possibility is setting your TERM environment variable to
> > something that readline can't support:
> > 
> > ~$ TERM=asr33
> > ~$ python
> > Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jun 24 2010, 21:47:49) [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc.
> > build 5646)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license"
> > for more information. Cannot read termcap database;
> > using dumb terminal settings.
> > Cannot read termcap database;
> > using dumb terminal settings.
> > Cannot read termcap database;
> > using dumb terminal settings.
> 
> 
> Damn, my python is smarter than your python.
> 
> steve at runes:~$ TERM=asr33
> steve at runes:~$ python
> Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Dec 27 2010, 00:02:40) 
> [GCC 4.4.5] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> 
> 
> And readline continues to work :/
> 

Two things:

o Is TERM exported? Maybe Roy's is and yours isn't.
o Is asr33 in your termcap database?

Try

export TERM=dumb

perhaps?

Nick

> 
> I think I'll install from source a build with readline disabled.
> 
> 
> > BTW, readline is the coolest, awesomist, most frabjulously gnarly thing
> > to be invented since the pointed stick.  The idea that somebody would
> > want to turn it off (even for testing) disturbs me deeply.
> 
> I know! I don't use more than about 1% of what readline offers, but I 
> can't imagine not using it.
> 
> 
> 
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