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Starting value with raw_input

Does the raw_input built-in function allow giving an initial value that
the user can edit?
Perhaps by using the readline module?

I want to do something so that I can provide the user a default value
they can edit as they wish at the prompt:

result = raw_input("Enter value: ")
#### Somehow output default value so prompt looks like:

Enter value: default

they can edit "default" to whatever they want, and I'll get the result.

Does what I'm asking make sense?
-Dave

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Apr 19 '06 #1
1 1858
Kinda ugly, and I lifted it from an old post, but this should work:

import readline
readline.set_startup_hook(lambda:
readline.insert_text('supercalifragilisticexpialid ocious'))
try:
new_value = raw_input()
finally:
readline.set_startup_hook(None)

Apr 19 '06 #2

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