[Pythonmac-SIG] scrolling behaviour in MacPython

[Bob Ippolito]

On Oct 29, 2003, at 12:28 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:

>
> On Oct 29, 2003, at 12:19 PM, Christopher Fonnesbeck wrote:
>
>> Normally, in python you can scroll back in the command history by 
>> using the up arrow key. However, when I try and scroll in MacPython 
>> 2.3, I get strange characters rather than the previous commands:
>>
>> >>> ^[[A
>>
>> Any cure for this?
>
> Install the readline module with PackageManager.
>
> If you have a "stock Panther" MacPython 2.3, then you need to download 
> the "installer for 10.3" here: 
> http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython/download.html
>
> When you install, you'll have a PackageManager application at 
> /Applications/MacPython-2.3 -- open that up and install readline.  You 
> should be good to go after that.

BTW, I just added this as a FAQ entry on the pythonmac.org wiki:  
http://pythonmac.org/wiki/FAQ

-bob