Arrow keys are not working in the SQLite shell

  • Last updated on July 7, 2023 at 6:37 PM

When we press the arrow keys in SQLite shell, characters like this ^[[A are returned. Based on these links:

https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/882

https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/307

It seems like the readline functionality is not enabled in Anaconda distribution's SQLite library.

Until we figure out a workaround for this issue, We would suggest you copy and paste commands like this: