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Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Key not working properly inside Python Interpreter #131700

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Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Key not working properly inside Python Interpreter#131700
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stdlibStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directorytopic-replRelated to the interactive shelltype-featureA feature request or enhancement

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@enaielei
enaielei
opened on Mar 24, 2025

Bug report

Bug description:

I'm looking for the Python repository, but all I see is this repo. So forgive me if I posted this on the wrong repo.

I've opened this issue on StackOverflow : https://stackoverflow.com/q/79531632/14733693

Basically, Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Key is not working properly inside Python Interpreter. I shared a video demonstrating that on the StackOverflow thread.

Downgrading from 3.13.2 to 3.12.9 seems to have fixed the issue.

CPython versions tested on:

3.13

Operating systems tested on:

Windows

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  1. enaielei
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    type-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error
    on Mar 24, 2025

  2. ZeroIntensity commented on Mar 25, 2025

    @ZeroIntensity
    ZeroIntensity
    on Mar 25, 2025
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    So forgive me if I posted this on the wrong repo.

    No worries, you're in the right place.

    This is because we completely reworked the REPL in 3.13 (see PEP-762), so some behavior might not have been carried over. I'm not aware of any prior discussion on this, so it might be worth adding this hotkey (as a feature), depending on how easy it is to implement.

  3. ZeroIntensity
    added
    type-featureA feature request or enhancement
    topic-replRelated to the interactive shell
    and removed
    type-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error
    on Mar 25, 2025
  4. picnixz
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    stdlibStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directory
    on Mar 25, 2025

  5. terryjreedy commented on Mar 25, 2025

    @terryjreedy
    terryjreedy
    on Mar 25, 2025
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    This should be fixed in current 3.14.0a6 (10 days ago) and future 3.13.3 (in April?) (already merged, backported, and issue closed).

  6. terryjreedy
    closed this as a duplicateof pyrepl on Windows: add Ctrl+← and Ctrl+→ word-skipping and other keybindings #128388 on Mar 25, 2025
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