[Kopilman]

Hey guys, I have a problem which is driving me NUTS on any interactive python window on windows XP: everytime I try to type either '{' or '[' (on my keyboard layout alt-gr-^ and alt-gr-з) the interactive prompt just beeps at me and types nothing.
( installation = enthought python 2.3 and 2.4-beta1, same problem )
I tried figuring it out myself (well, googling) but it's one of those undefinable things that makes it very hard to search for it.

[Ikopar]

But no problems if you C&P those characters, correct?

[Kopilman]

Correct
Copy-pasting '[' was getting a bit annoying after a while ;-)

[Koplaf]

You could change your keyboard layout to US-english, but that would probably be equally annoying

[Ikopar]

And if you use Alt+123/Alt+091?

[Kopilman]

Doesn't let me
Beeps at me every time I type a number (holding alt)
Koplaf, yeah, my kb is belgian (french) layout, so I don't want to swap all my 'a' and 'z' chars ;-)
Ldlework, correct
Ikopar, you seemed to have heard this problem before?

[Ikopar]

Kopilman, Nope. But my first thought for a workaround was to redefine the keys in the registry.
You get this in IDLE too? Or, only the DOS-box interactive? What about when running a Python app?

[Kopilman]

DOS-box interactive only

[Ikopar]

Use IDLE.

[Kopilman]

That's rather a workaround than a fix... I personally don't really like IDLE... :-S