> Are there any simillar key combination in Python Shell like Linux Ctrl+R > (reverse-i-search) to search the command history?
It must depend on how your version of Python was built...mine here on my Linux box has exactly that functionality. I press ^R and start typing, and the line comes up from my typed history. bash$ python2.4 Python 2.4.4 (#2, Jan 3 2008, 13:36:28) [GCC 4.2.3 20071123 (prerelease) (Debian 4.2.2-4)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> a = 42 (reverse-i-search)`a': a = 42 bash$ python2.5 Python 2.5.2a0 (r251:54863, Feb 10 2008, 01:31:28) [GCC 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-1)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> a = 42 (reverse-i-search)`a': a = 42 -tkc -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list