output buffering--am I missing something obvious?

[Paul Moore]

Andrew Koenig <ark at research.att.com> writes:

> Skip> I tried using 1.5.2 (!) on a Solaris 8 machine (it's what comes on the
> Skip> Software Companion CD for Sol8) I get the same results:
>
>>>>> import sys
>>>>> sys.stdout.write("foo")
> foo> sys.stdout.flush()
>>>>> sys.stdout.write("bar\n")
> Skip> bar
>
> Skip> Bit rot somewhere?  It certainly shouldn't do that.
>
> In a follow-up message, I suggested that interactive input tossed
> unwritten output.  I'm now not so sure it's that simple, because if I
> do this:
>
>>>> sys.stdout.write("foooooooooooooooooo"); sys.stdout.flush()
>
> it appears to write the argument string *and then to backspace over it*,
> erasing the characters from view.
>
> Very odd.

Readline (or lack of readline) strangeness...?

Paul.
-- 
This signature intentionally left blank