Matthew Bogosian wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I apologize sincerely and in advance if this problem has already been >discussed. I have been unable to find any reference to anything similar >in either the Python or Cygwin mailing lists, FAQs, etc. > >I am attempting to run the native Windows 2.4 binary distribution >(i.e., c:\Python24\python.exe) interactively in a Cygwin terminal, and >I am having a very difficult time of it. It seems that the >terminal-based IO for the native Windows binary doesn't play well with >the Cygwin shell/terminal (I'm guessing). > >If I open a DOS prompt, and invoke interactive python (by typing >"c:\python24\python") everything works as advertised (i.e., the version >and prompt are printed, and I can type commands and get responses). >However, when I open a Cygwin shell and try the same (by typing >"/cygdrive/c/python24/python"), python appears to just hang there. I >can hit CTRL-C to kill it, but otherwise it is unresponsive. What is >weird is that if I pipe it data (in non-interactive mode) it does just >fine. For example, if, in Cygwin, I can do the following: > > > >>$ echo $SHELL >>/bin/bash >> >>$ echo $CYGWIN >>ntsec >> >>$ echo $TERM >>xterm >> >>$ echo 'print 5 + 5' | /cygdrive/c/python24/python >>10 >> >>$ echo $? >>0 >> >>$ python >>print 5 + 5 >>hello? >>anyone there? >>^C >> >>$ echo $? >>130 >> >>$ >> >> > >Unfortunately, I am *not* able to use the Cygwin version of Python for >the project on which I am working. I *must* use the native Windows >version. However, the inability to invoke it interactively in Cygwin >has got me tied in knots. > >Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. Once again, I >apologize if this is already a well-known issue. > > Not sure if you got this sorted out. It works fine for me but things to try include using -i as a commandline switch to Python and setting CYGWIN to tty
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