prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit

Piping from/to /dev/null should terminate the prompt.

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Description

 $ cat /dev/null | ptpython > /dev/null
Warning: Input is not a terminal (fd=0).

>>>
Press ENPress ENTER to continue...
Press ENPress ENTER to continue...
Press ENPress ENTER to continue...
^[[70;1RPress ENTER to continue...
Press ENPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...
Press ENPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...
^[[71;1RPress ENTER to continue...

This probably is a bug. This keeps looping for ever.

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported cat /dev/null | ptpython > /dev/null command and observe the repeated prompt output. Trace how ptpython handles non-terminal input and the Press ENTER to continue... prompt; done means the command terminates instead of looping indefinitely.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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