[Python-Dev] Incorrect documentation of the raw_inputbuilt-in function (original) (raw)

Mike Kent mike.kent at sage.com
Thu Jan 24 21:14:18 CET 2008


Guido van Rossum <guido python.org> writes:

> It's entirely likely that the difference in what I am seeing and what you > guys > are seeing is caused by my not having GNU readline installed. Nevertheless, > the behavior without it seems wrong, and is certainly different from the > documentation. Agreed.

Being that Guido agrees, should I put a bug report into the system for it, and if so, which should it report as the bug: the actual behavior of the raw_input prompt when GNU readline is not installed, or the documentation?



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