Issue with arrows when running python in terminal window

[EricBrian]

When I press the up or down arrows, I get this in the terminal:

Up arrow: ^[[D
Down arrow: ^[[C

Anybody know what to do so that I can use those keys to scroll in history?


Thanks!
Eric

 

[LPZ]

When I press the up or down arrows, I get this in the terminal:

Up arrow: ^[[D
Down arrow: ^[[C

Anybody know what to do so that I can use those keys to scroll in history?


Thanks!
Eric

Do control-P and control-N do what you want within an interactive Python session?

Open Terminal and type the word read. Press the return key, and then press the following keys in order: UpArrow, DownArrow, RightArrow, LeftArrow. Then press return and post the result. I get

read
^[[A^[[B^[[C^[[D