Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #15794

Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots

Show all headers | View raw

David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> > I don't know about MS Windows, but the Python interactive shell can be
> > linked with the GNU Readline library for managing its command line
> > <URL:http://docs.python.org/library/readline.html>
[…]

> > Reading the documentation, I see that the ‘readline’ library is only
> > linked with Python on Unix-alike operating systems.

>  I'm not sure what documentation you're reading

The same documentation I linked to above. Immediately below the title,
it specifies a limited set of platforms: “Platforms: Unix” limiting the
availability of the described module.

> but your code works fine on Windows. Thanks.

I'm glad to know that. Perhaps you could investigate why, and suggest an
update to the above documentation if it's wrong? The bug tracker at
<URL:http://bugs.python.org/> would be the appropriate place for such a
suggestion.

-- 
 \        “Intellectual property is to the 21st century what the slave |
  `\                              trade was to the 16th.” —David Mertz |
_o__)                                                                  |
Ben Finney

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots goldtech <goldtech@worldpost.com> - 2011-11-15 19:38 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots sword <john.37@gmail.com> - 2011-11-15 19:45 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-16 08:37 +0000
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-11-17 08:09 +1100
    Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 18:46 -0500
      Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-11-17 10:59 +1100
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 19:49 -0500
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2011-11-24 15:05 +0100
    Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 19:04 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-11-23 11:23 +0200
    Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-23 10:29 +0000
      Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-23 10:37 +0000
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-24 02:16 +0000
          Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 15:30 +1100
            Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-24 06:11 +0000
              Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 17:22 +1100
              Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-24 08:51 +0000
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 19:49 -0800
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2011-11-25 11:37 +0100
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-25 11:29 +0000
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-25 15:19 -0800
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-25 15:19 -0800
              Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-24 10:11 -0800
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 19:47 -0800
          Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-25 08:58 +0000
            Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-25 19:42 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots DevPlayer <devplayer@gmail.com> - 2011-11-27 17:20 -0800

csiph-web