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Diffstat (limited to 'cmd2/rl_utils.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | cmd2/rl_utils.py | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/cmd2/rl_utils.py b/cmd2/rl_utils.py index 55ca4a12..7e49ea47 100644 --- a/cmd2/rl_utils.py +++ b/cmd2/rl_utils.py @@ -75,16 +75,17 @@ elif 'gnureadline' in sys.modules or 'readline' in sys.modules: readline_lib = ctypes.CDLL(readline.__file__) +# noinspection PyProtectedMember def rl_force_redisplay() -> None: """ - Causes readline to redraw prompt and input line + Causes readline to display the prompt and input text wherever the cursor is and start + reading input from this location. This is the proper way to restore the input line after + printing to the screen """ if not sys.stdout.isatty(): return if rl_type == RlType.GNU: # pragma: no cover - # rl_forced_update_display() is the proper way to redraw the prompt and line, but we - # have to use ctypes to do it since Python's readline API does not wrap the function readline_lib.rl_forced_update_display() # After manually updating the display, readline asks that rl_display_fixed be set to 1 for efficiency @@ -92,5 +93,6 @@ def rl_force_redisplay() -> None: display_fixed.value = 1 elif rl_type == RlType.PYREADLINE: # pragma: no cover - # noinspection PyProtectedMember + # Call _print_prompt() first to set the new location of the prompt readline.rl.mode._print_prompt() + readline.rl.mode._update_line() |