[issue37850] Console: holding right arrow key reproduces entire previous input

2019-08-14 Thread Eryk Sun
Eryk Sun added the comment: > I did not observe this behaviour on WSL, which is why I think > this is a bug. WSL uses a low-level console interface in virtual-terminal mode. Python's console REPL in Windows is using the standard high-level console editing that's provided by the console host

[issue37850] Console: holding right arrow key reproduces entire previous input

2019-08-14 Thread Paul Moore
Paul Moore added the comment: This is normal behaviour of the Windows console command line editing. Python simply inherits the standard console behaviour. -- resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker <

[issue37850] Console: holding right arrow key reproduces entire previous input

2019-08-14 Thread Matthijs Blom
New submission from Matthijs Blom : To reproduce (on Windows): On the console, enter some input: >>> "Ozewiezewoze wiezewalla kristalla" "Ozewiezewoze wiezewalla kristalla" Next, hold the right arrow key, obtaining: >>> "Ozewiezewoze wiezewalla kristalla" One can subsequently del