diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index 6818e85..5e7ff7b 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@
                 lineno += self.MAXLINES
                 key = None
                 while key is None:
-                    key = raw_input(prompt)
+                    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+                    sys.stdout.flush()
+                    key = sys.stdin.readline()
                     if key not in ('', 'q'):
                         key = None
                 if key == 'q':