Re: python and readline

[Leonardo Taccari <leot%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

Hello Patrick!

Patrick Welche writes:
> $ python3.6
> Python 3.6.2 (default, Jul 20 2017, 09:15:53) 
> [GCC 5.4.0] on netbsd8
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> print(1)
> 1
> >>> ^[[A
>
>
> $ ldd `which python3.6`
> /usr/pkg/bin/python3.6:
>         -lpython3.6.1.0 => /usr/pkg/lib/libpython3.6.so.1.0
>         -lintl.1 => /usr/lib/libintl.so.1
>         -lc.12 => /usr/lib/libc.so.12
>         -lpthread.1 => /usr/lib/libpthread.so.1
>         -lutil.7 => /usr/lib/libutil.so.7
>         -lm.0 => /usr/lib/libm.so.0
>
>
> Is history / line editing not available in pkgsrc python36 or is it
> just me?

That's true!
However, installing devel/py-readline will do the trick!