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Folks,

When simply I embed the interpreter:

	#include "Python.h"

	int main()
	{
	  Py_Initialize();
	  PyRun_InteractiveLoop(stdin,"test");
	  Py_Finalize();

	  return 0;
	}

I expect it to behave the same way as if I was running it as a 
standalone program. On Windows this is indeed the case, but on my Linux 
box (Python 3.3.1 (default, Apr  8 2013, 22:33:31) [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 
(Red Hat 4.1.2-51)]) I get a different behavior in handling console 
input. A standalone interpreter cycles though the input history when I 
use up and down arrows - say, I type this code:

 >>> 1
1
 >>> a=4
 >>> a
4

If I now press an <up> key in a standalone interpreter, I get 'a' placed 
at the prompt (my previous command). However, in an embedded code I get

 >>> ^[[A

put at the prompt - does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Many thanks for any hint,

Nick