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The numeric keypad on my Magic Keyboard does not work when I am running the Python interpreter in interactive mode. The regular numbered keys do work for entering numbers. But when I try to enter a number on the numeric keypad when I am running the Python interpreter (launched from the Terminal) I get no response.

Also, the numeric keypad on my Magic Keyboard DOES work properly when I am using other apps, including, but not limited to, TextEdit, Numbers, irb (the interpreter for the Ruby language), Terminal (when I am not in the Python interpreter), and every other app that I have tried.

I am now running Python 3.13.2

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  • When running the interpreter in Terminal.app, or when running IDLE? Commented Mar 11 at 12:17

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After doing some additional Google searches, some commenters suggested hitting the Num Lock key to enable numeric input from the numeric keypad. But my Magic Keyboard didn't have a Num Lock key. Other commenters mentioned that the clear key might function as the Num Lock key. Indeed, I discovered that the clear key served as a toggle to enable and to disable numeric input from the numeric keypad. So this solves the problem.

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