calling python in emacs from a shell buffer doesn't make input/output.

[Brian Kelley]

leo wrote:
> hi there
> 
> i'm running python 2.3.3 on on my panther imac and at work on
> cygwin-windows.

I have the same issue.  For a work-around I usually just open a python 
file named "test.py" and then start python's interactive mode (Ctrl-C !) 
and don't bother to save "test.py"

Brian