[IPython-user] Trouble with escape key and history searching

[Jörgen Stenarson]

Adam skrev:
> Mac OS 10.5.  Yeah, I looked into pyreadline but didn't get anything
> out of it.  On the nix side, ipython just uses GNU readline, right?
> 
No, not in general. Ipython uses whatever is installed as readline for 
the python you use. Which creates some difficulties on mac where apple 
supplies a non-gnu version of readline.

/Jörgen