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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
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- Mostly clear
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- 35/100