unix readline does not accept unicode in history, encode to str. Patch by Tiago, close #201

IPython/iplib.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 b' Requires Python 2.3 or newer.'
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 2891 2007-12-12 22:33:50Z vivainio $
+$Id: iplib.py 2894 2007-12-13 20:34:23Z vivainio $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
@@ -2075,7 +2075,8 b' want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()'
                         histlen = self.readline.get_current_history_length()
                         newhist = self.input_hist_raw[-1].rstrip()
                         self.readline.remove_history_item(histlen-1)
-                        self.readline.replace_history_item(histlen-2,newhist)
+                        self.readline.replace_history_item(histlen-2,
+                                        newhist.encode(self.stdin_encoding))
                     except AttributeError:
                         pass # re{move,place}_history_item are new in 2.4.                
             else:

doc/ChangeLog

@@ -1,13 +1,14 b''
[phone]  Ville Vainio  <[e-mail]>
+
+	* iplib.py(raw_input): unix readline does not allow unicode in
+	history, encode to normal string. After patch by Tiago.
+	Close #201
+
 2007-12-12  Ville Vainio  <[e-mail]>
 
-	* genutils.py (abbrev_cwd): Terminal title now shows 2 levels of current
-	directory.
+	* genutils.py (abbrev_cwd): Terminal title now shows 2 levels of 
+	current directory.
 	
-	* iplib.py: We now set system default encoding to sys.stdin.encoding with
-	sys.setdefaultencoding, after a patch by 'pan'. This makes str() calls that
-	IPython still has implicitly work. This should be removed when such calls 
-	are cleaned.
-
 2007-12-12  Fernando Perez  <[e-mail]>
 
 	* IPython/Shell.py (_select_shell): add support for controlling