Luca wrote: > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Chris Rebert<c...@rebertia.com> wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:17 AM, Luca<luca...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi all. >>> >>> I need to use a function like the raw_input to read data from user >>> command line, but I really like to pre-compile the choice and I'm not >>> able to do this. There is some other function/module I can use? >>> I wanna to pre-compile the raw_input input line with the current working >>> path. >> >> What does "pre-compile" mean in this context? It's not clear at all, >> so I can't even understand your question. > > I'm really sorry to all that replied... In fact I literally traduced a
With "traduced" you stumbled upon another false friend ;) http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falso_amico > concept from italian and the term precompiled was not so clear... > > What I mean is this: I wanna that raw_input (or other modules) ask to > the user the data, but some data inserted is already present, to the > user can cancel it with the BACKSPACE key. > > Examples below (the "_" is the initial cursor position). > > >>> raw_input("Insert the directory to work: ") > Insert the directory to work: _ > > What I need is: > >>> XXX_raw_input("Insert the directory to work: ", > >>> default="/home/john/") > Insert the directory to work: /home/john_ > > In the second example a user can cancel the text "/home/john". > > I hope this time is more clear, sorry again. import readline def input_default(prompt, default): def startup_hook(): readline.insert_text(default) readline.set_startup_hook(startup_hook) try: return raw_input(prompt) finally: readline.set_startup_hook(None) print input_default("directory? ", default="/home/john") The cmd module may also be worth having a look. Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
