[issue12833] Document the need to pass the prompt to raw_input() with readline

Change by Irit Katriel : -- stage: needs patch -> resolved status: pending -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

[issue12833] Document the need to pass the prompt to raw_input() with readline

Irit Katriel added the comment: I agree with Martin that this belongs in the input() rather than readline() docs. However, the input() does is quite concise, and the sole example specifies the right way to use it: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#input I find it hard to

[issue12833] Document the need to pass the prompt to raw_input() with readline

Changes by Martin Panter : -- stage: patch review -> needs patch title: raw_input misbehaves when readline is imported -> Document the need to pass the prompt to raw_input() with readline versions: -Python 3.4 ___ Python