[Python] Python on a Mac

[Rob Hudson]

I got the readline library from the link you posted, put it in 
/Library/Python/2.3/site-packages, and it worked.

Thanks,
Rob

larry price wrote:
> The built-in python on the mac isn't linked to the gnu readline library
> 
> I'm forwarding this to Joseph who might know,
> 
> additionally
> check
> 
> http://www.pycs.net/bbum/2005/2/21/
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/8/06, Rob Hudson <rob at euglug.net> wrote:
>> Anyone know how to get the Python shell on Mac OS X to know what
>> up-arrow means?  Instead of getting my history, I get this 
>> gobbledigook...
>>
>>  >>> s = "Python is cool"
>>  >>> s
>> 'Python is cool'
>>  >>> ^[[A^[[A^[[B
>>
>> (I pushed up, up, then down)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>