Problems with raw_input

[Michael Hudson]

dogboy777 at my-deja.com writes:

> I just started using the raw_input function and I'm running into a
> problem. I'm running the script on a Linux box via telnet from Win95.
> When I've telnetted in, my backspace key, etc. work just fine for shell
> commands. But when I run a python script that uses raw_input, it turns
> backspaces to ^H, and doesn't even do them properly. For ex, when I
> type:
> up^H^Hload
> it returns a string that looks like "load", but when I compare it to
> "load" it says it isn't the same. However, if I type in "load" w/o any
> backspacing, it works just fine. Any idea what the problem is and how I
> can correct it?

At a guess the string in Python *is* "up^H^Hload", so when it prints
it prints "up", backspaces over them and prints "load".

Try fiddling with the settings of the telnet program, the value of
$TERM environment variable or getting a proper telnet proggie (putty
is good).  The telnet program that comes with windows is one of the
worst programs I have ever encountered that I have to use on a regular
basis.

Not a python problem, anyway.

*how*-many-messages-today?-ly y'rs
Michael

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