On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote: > Idle can recall previous input two different ways, by cursor or key. One can > use the mouse to select where to edit. CP requires use of arrow keys to move > the cursor around. Idle recall input *statements*. CP recalls input *lines*. > Previous multiline statements have to be recalled a line at a time. CP was > not designed for true multiline commands (as opposed to long commands that > wrap and display as multiple lines).
This issue applies also to Linux builds with readline. It's Idle's primary boast, I think, closely followed by hover help for function signatures. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
