Kinda ugly, and I lifted it from an old post, but this should work:
import readline
readline.set_startup_hook(lambda:
readline.insert_text('supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'))
try:
new_value = raw_input()
finally:
readline.set_startup_hook(None)
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Does the raw_input built-in function allow giving an initial value that
the user can edit?
Perhaps by using the readline module?
I want to do something so that I can provide the user a default value
they can edit as they wish at the prompt:
result = raw_input("Enter value: ")
Somehow outpu