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.
>

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