--- ipython-2.3.1/IPython/utils/rlineimpl.py.orig 2014-11-12 18:08:55.000000000 -0500 +++ ipython-2.3.1/IPython/utils/rlineimpl.py 2015-01-19 22:45:58.690179800 -0500 @@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ have_readline = True break -if have_readline and (sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'cli'): - try: - _outputfile=_rl.GetOutputFile() - except AttributeError: - warnings.warn("Failed GetOutputFile") - have_readline = False - # Test to see if libedit is being used instead of GNU readline. # Thanks to Boyd Waters for the original patch. uses_libedit = False