Disable readline

[Steven D'Aprano]

Is there a way to disable readline support in the interactive interpreter 
at runtime? Either from within an existing session, or when the session 
starts up will do.

I am trying to test the behaviour of some interactive scripts which rely 
on readline. I have work-arounds for missing readline (such as on Windows 
systems) but no way to test them properly on Linux.

If all else fails, are there any traps or pitfalls in installing a second 
Python installation with readline support disabled?

Any other suggestions?


-- 
Steven