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RE: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY

From David Aldrich <David.Aldrich@EMEA.NEC.COM>
Subject RE: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY
Date 2015-02-24 11:18 +0000
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> >> BUT do *not* run `make install` as that will overwrite your system
> >> Python and Bad Things will happen. Instead, run `make altinstall`.

Thanks for all the warnings. We did use `make altinstall`, so all is ok.

Recompiling, with readline installed, fixed the arrow keys.

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Re: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-02-23 18:20 +0100
  Re: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-24 13:07 +1100
    Re: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-02-23 18:35 -0800
      Re: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-24 16:59 +1100
        RE: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY David Aldrich <David.Aldrich@EMEA.NEC.COM> - 2015-02-24 11:18 +0000
        Re: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-02-24 15:51 +0100
        Re: Python shell: Arrow keys not working in PuTTY Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-02-25 00:39 -0800

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