In article <roy-f66d8a.11273628112...@news.panix.com>,
Roy Smith <r...@panix.com> wrote:
> I'm seeing the same behavior on a build I did of
>
> Python 3.2a4+ (py3k:86538, Nov 19 2010, 20:52:31)
>
> last week, also on 10.6.5. From the configure output, it looks like it
> found readline:
>
> py3k$ grep -i readline config.status
> D["HAVE_LIBREADLINE"]=" 1"
>
> but it's not acting like it. The Python 2.6.1 which came with the
> system works properly.
As noted, Python 3.2 on OS X should link to the OS X copy of the BSD
editline (libedit). You may have to adjust your PYTHONSTARTUP script to
use the different commands. Here's a snippet from mine:
try:
import readline
except ImportError:
print("Module readline not available.")
else:
import rlcompleter
if 'libedit' in readline.__doc__:
readline.parse_and_bind("bind ^I rl_complete")
else:
readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/readline.html
Also, see: man 5 editrc
BTW, python.org 3.2a4 installers for OS X are now available so you might
not need to build your own:
http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.2/
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