Using the Python shell in Vi mode on WIndows

Question

I know that you can use the Python shell in Vi mode on Unix-like operating systems. For example, I have this line in my ~/.inputrc:

set editing-mode vi

This lets me use Vi-style editing inside the Python shell.

But can this be made to work when using Python on a Windows XP box? I'm using the pre-built Python for Windows downloaded directly from python.org.

I'm guessing that the Windows version does not use the GNU Readline library, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong. :)

Answer 1

cygwin can give you many Unix-y advantages on your "Windows XP box" (using its own Python build, among other things -- avoiding some of the Windows-only limitations of the "standard Windows builds") -- try it out!