Is it possible to set cursor position in prompt?

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5/5
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25/100
Issue type
Feature
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Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

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Start by reading prompt-toolkit's prompt and cursor-position handling, focusing on how a default prompt value is initialized. Determine whether the public API supports placing the cursor between parentheses for a Lisp-style REPL; done means the supported behavior or required feature is clearly established and covered by appropriate documentation or tests.

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Hi, I would like to do for a Lisp style repl to have as a default value parentheses and the cursor in between.
I can set the default value in the prompt to '( )' , but I have no idea to to put the cursor between the parentheses instead to the right of them.
Is this somehow possible?

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