[IPython-user] [FWD] Ctrl-Z as EOF

[Jörgen Stenarson]

Tim,

I'm a bit puzzled by your problem. A standard install of pyreadline 1.3 
or later should have the behaviour you desire as default.

In the beginning of the method emacs_editing_mode in file rlmain.py 
there are two calls to the _bind_exit_key method which binds control-d 
and control-z as exit keys. An exit key is activated only when the 
current line is empty. So it can be a bit dangerous to use the undo with 
control-z since using it on an empty line will exit python.

Perhaps you have something in your pyreadlineconfig.ini file that 
deactivates this behaviour (there is a possibility to unbind the exit key).

Please let us know if this explains your problems or if you still see 
some problems. Because I also think control-z should have the standard 
behaviour (even if I personally disable it in my config file).


/Jörgen

Fernando Perez skrev:
> Another one forwarded to the list, please note that you need to be subscribed 
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> 
> I'll reply on-list, sorry for the delay, this slipped in a pile of other email.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> f
> 
> 
> # ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> 
> Subject:
> Ctrl-Z as EOF
> From:
> Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:40:24 -0700
> To:
> IPython <ipython-user at scipy.org>
> 
> I thought I had sent this in many months ago, but I do not see it.
> After installing IPython on Win32, one has the benefit of the included
> readline module at all times.  However, the readline module causes one
> change in behavior that Win32 Pythoners may find uncomfortable: when
> using the interactive interpreter, Ctrl-Z no longer exits.  Instead, it
> is silently eaten up, as an undo with nothing to undo.
> 
> The following patch restores the EOF meaning when the buffer is empty,
> which is the behavior I expect.
> 
> Index: rlmain.py
> ===================================================================
> --- rlmain.py    (revision 1833)
> +++ rlmain.py    (working copy)
> @@ -673,6 +673,12 @@
>           else:
>               self._bell()
> 
> +    def maybe_eof(self, e): # (C-z)
> +        '''At start of line, return end of file.  Otherwise, undo.'''
> +        if len(self.line_buffer) == 0:
> +            raise EOFError
> +        self.undo(e)
> +
>       def backward_delete_char(self, e): # (Rubout)
>           '''Delete the character behind the cursor. A numeric argument means
>           to kill the characters instead of deleting them.'''
> @@ -1178,7 +1184,7 @@
>           self._bind_key('Control-s',         self.forward_search_history)
>           self._bind_key('Alt-p',
> self.non_incremental_reverse_search_history)
>           self._bind_key('Alt-n',
> self.non_incremental_forward_search_history)
> -        self._bind_key('Control-z',         self.undo)
> +        self._bind_key('Control-z',         self.maybe_eof)
>           self._bind_key('Control-_',         self.undo)
>           self._bind_key('Escape',            self.prefix_meta)
>           self._bind_key('Meta-d',            self.kill_word)
> 
> -- Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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