My .inputrc file, which simply contains set editing-mode vi, means that when I use Bash and some other interpretive environments, I can use Vi editor keys. This also works when I run the system Python interpreter. But when I run the Python interpreter in a venv (Python virtual environment), those key bindings don't work. I've actually been using Python, Linux, venv and Vi key bindings for decades, and I don't remember running up against this before a month or two ago, so I wonder if something changed in Python 3.13, or the way venv works starting with that version. Question: How can I set up my venv so it honours my .inputrc file, or what else do I need to do so it works? My setup: system Python 3.10.12 venv Python 3.13.3 bash 5.1.16 Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon I create and activate the venv with the following commands: python3.13 -m venv venv . venv/bin/activate I run the Python in the venv just by typing python, and the system python by typing python3. My .inputrc file is in my home directory. A curious thing is that the two Python versions share the same command history: Commands I type in the system Python appear when I arrow through the venv Python, and vice-versa, except that in the system Python I can use Escj and Esck, which is what I want. Continue reading...
