microsoft / microsoft/vscode-python-debugger

[Feature Request] Bring back input history pressing up/down arrows.

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@eleanorjboyd is already working on this.

Since May 27, 2025.

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Description

# foo.py
while True:
	print(input())

In native Python, when I run python foo.py, I could use up and down arrow keys to navigate to my history inputs. While in VSCode Python Debugger, there's no more input history.

In applications need a lot of stdio, this is quite inconvenience. Please bring back this feature. Thank you. 💯

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