linux-python arrow-key problem when in interactive interpreter

[vincent wehren]

Gabriel Cooper wrote:
> I'm running redhat 9 with python 2.3.3 and when I'm in gnome-terminal 
> and inside the python interpreter I can't use the arrow keys anymore. 
> They simply show ^[[A, ^[[B, etc.

This might indicate that Python was built without readline.
Also see:
http://groups.google.nl/groups?hl=nl&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=87lluaeiy9.fsf%40pobox.com

HTH,

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