How do I make python2 work with readline?

[Oleksandr Moskalenko]

  Hello,

 I'm puzzled as to why python2 doesn't use readline. I'm learning Python
and really liked command line capabilities that 1.5.2 + readline
provided. However, python2 doesn't seem to utilize readline leading to
some horrible experience for someone like me who makes a lot of
mistypings.
 Does anybody know how to wrestle python2 into using readline?

  Thanks,

 Alex.