How to test Python readline completion?

Question

I\'m writing a command-line interface in Python. It uses the readline module to provide command history and completion.

While everything works fine in interactive mode,

Answer 1

You can try using Sikuli to test the end-user interaction with your application.

However, this is a complete overkill, requires a lot of extra dependencies, will work slowly, and will fail if the terminal font/colors change. But, still, you will be able to test actual user interaction.

The documentation homepage links to a slideshow and a FAQ question about writing tests using Sikuli.