Fix readline support on Linux

bug #4135

Author: willmcgugan

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed `readline` support: correct cursor position https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/4135
+
 ## [15.0.0] - 2026-04-12
 
 ### Changed

CONTRIBUTORS.md

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ The following people have contributed to the development of Rich:
 - [chthollyphile](https://github.com/chthollyphile)
 - [Jonathan Helmus](https://github.com/jjhelmus)
 - [Brandon Capener](https://github.com/bcapener)
+- [Florent Xicluna](https://github.com/florentx)
 - [Alex Zheng](https://github.com/alexzheng111)
 - [Sebastian Speitel](https://github.com/SebastianSpeitel)
 - [Kevin Turcios](https://github.com/KRRT7)

rich/console.py

@@ -2186,7 +2186,8 @@ def input(
             if stream:
                 result = stream.readline()
             else:
-                result = input()
+                # Fix readline support: pass a non-empty string
+                result = input(" \b")  # SPACE + BACKSPACE
         return result
 
     def export_text(self, *, clear: bool = True, styles: bool = False) -> str: