Comment explaining overriding readline_use traitlet.

takluyver · Jul 22, 2011 · 28202e8 · 28202e8
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diff --git a/IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py b/IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class ZMQInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):
     displayhook_class = Type(ZMQShellDisplayHook)
     display_pub_class = Type(ZMQDisplayPublisher)
 
+    # Override the traitlet in the parent class, because there's no point using
+    # readline for the kernel. Can be removed when the readline code is moved
+    # to the terminal frontend.
     readline_use = CBool(False)
 
     exiter = Instance(ZMQExitAutocall)