In addition to python, these also have this same odd behavior ./sage -gap ./sage -gp ./sage -R ./sage -singular ./sage -sqlite3
The other "external" programs do not have the issue. On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 10:10:27 AM UTC-6, Steven Trogdon wrote: > > I have 8.1.rc2 installed and my default terminal emulator > > echo $TERM > rxvt-unicode-256color > > The <Backspace> key, the history keys (up/down arrows) as well as the > (left/right arrows) are messed up when using the Sage built python. > > ./sage -python > Python 2.7.14 (default, Nov 16 2017, 09:21:42) > [GCC 5.4.0] on linux2 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >>> sss > > Pressing <Backspace> 3 times erases the 'sss' but the cursor moves 3 > spaces to the right and then the (left/right) arrow keys don't function. > Everything works as it should from the Sage prompt and my system python > works as expected. If I unset TERM or work in a normal 'xterm' the Sage > python functions as expected. The issue seems to be with how the Sage built > python interacts with my default terminal emulator. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.