Where is Python 1.6?

[Michael Hudson]

aahz at netcom.com (Aahz Maruch) writes:

> In article <38A1E664.3CEAF4BF at be-research.ucsd.edu>,
> Curtis Jensen  <cjensen at be-research.ucsd.edu> wrote:
> >
> >Would it be possible to include a history ability into the Python
> >interpretor?  Something simmilar to the BASH shell, or doskey in DOS. 
> >Up-Arrow prints the previous command.  I think this would be a great new
> >feature.
> 
> Once more, Guido's Amazing Time Machine comes to your rescue.  Try
> compiling with Gnu readline() support.

It would be nice if history persisted across sessions, and if C-o
worked.

If the time machine gets used again and it becomes the case that this
is already possible, would someone tell me how?

argh-my-tenses-are-failing-ly y'rs
Michael