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Re: Cygwin python 2.3 oddity
- From: Jason Tishler <jason at tishler dot net>
- To: Olivier Lefevre <Olivier dot Lefevre at biocrates dot at>
- Cc: Cygwin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:37:22 -0400
- Subject: Re: Cygwin python 2.3 oddity
- References: <sf5f9cd2.016@t-c-c.at>
Olivier,
Please post instead of sending private email.
On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 09:50:55PM +0200, Olivier Lefevre wrote:
> It doesn't seem to honor the PYTHONSTARTUP variable. I can't it to
> read my startup file. The native Windows version does. The README does
> not mention this as a known issue. Should it work?
Yes, and it does for me. FWIW, this is how I enable Python's readline
module.
What is your PYTHONSTARTUP set to? If it contains "~" or "$HOME", is
HOME and/or your /etc/passwd entry set correctly?
Jason
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