[Python-ideas] Default value for input

[random832 at fastmail.us]

On Tue, Apr 1, 2014, at 7:58, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> However this doesn't work under Windows, or any other system where 
> readline is not available.

It is possible, though awkward, to pre-populate the input buffer on
Windows using WriteConsoleInput. There's probably a million other things
that are higher priority to do with the windows console before this,
though (starting with unicode support).