Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: readline
Version: 2.6.1
Summary: GNU readline support for Python on platforms without readline.
Home-page: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/readline
Author: Ludwig Schwardt
Author-email: ludwig.schwardt@gmail.com
License: GNU GPL
Description: 
        Some platforms, such as Mac OS X, do not ship with GNU readline installed. The
        readline extension module in the standard library of Mac 'system' Python uses
        NetBSD's editline (libedit) library instead, which is a readline replacement with
        a less restrictive software license.
        
        As the alternatives to GNU readline do not have fully equivalent functionality,
        it is useful to add proper readline support to these platforms. This module
        achieves this by bundling the standard Python readline module with the GNU readline
        source code, which is compiled and statically linked to it. The end result is an
        egg which is simple to install, with no extra shared libraries required.
        
        The 2.6.1 version of this module is intended for use on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard),
        which ships with Python 2.6.1. It should also work on Tiger and Leopard with Python
        2.5, and may even work on Linux. It is built against GNU readline 6.0 with the
        latest patches.
        
        This module is completely unnecessary on Linux and other Unix systems with default
        readline support. If you are using Windows, which also ships without GNU readline,
        you might want to consider using the pyreadline module instead, which is a readline
        replacement written in pure Python that interacts with the Windows clipboard.
        
Platform: MacOS
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
