I run Python on Windows. I have the (pure Python) pyreadline package installed for (occasional) use by IPython. However, when I use the normal Python interactive prompt, the mere fact that the readline module exists means that it gets used.
Is there a way of disabling this? (Preferably by default, rather than on a per-session basis). I don't want to get into usability arguments, but the standard Windows command line history and editing is fine for me, and consistency with other apps is more important in this case than configurability (or any other benefits of readline). And yes, the default behaviour of readline *is* different, in small but irritating ways. Paul. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list