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Q&A Console scripts in virtual environment do not output to terminal in git bash

A summary of the comment thread with jmathew: The simplest workaround is to use winpty, i.e. write: $ winpty black version.py The reason this works is that the Python build that I am using and...

posted 2y ago by boudewijn21‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar boudewijn21‭ · 2022-04-21T09:33:51Z (over 2 years ago)
A summary of the comment thread with jmathew:

The simplest workaround is to use winpty, i.e. write:

```bash
$ winpty black version.py
```

The reason this works is that the Python build that I am using and the Python console scripts are expecting a Windows terminal, but Git Bash is not one. Winpty fixes this. See also:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32597209/python-not-working-in-the-command-line-of-git-bash/36530750#36530750

This can be simplified by adding aliases to your `.bashrc` file:
```bash
alias black='winpty black'
```
which will allow you to again type:
```bash
$ black version.py
```

Something I did not investigate is building Python without ncurses support:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/32599341/2505165


Moving away from Git Bash, solutions are to use WSL or Cygwin.