diff -r fa9933bf4ea0 Modules/_io/winconsoleio.c
--- a/Modules/_io/winconsoleio.c	Tue Dec 27 17:59:04 2016 +0200
+++ b/Modules/_io/winconsoleio.c	Wed Dec 28 00:07:23 2016 -0500
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@
    of less than one character */
 #define SMALLBUF 4
 
+void set_console_VT100(int fd) {
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		HANDLE handle = (HANDLE)_get_osfhandle(fd);
+		int mode;
+		GetConsoleMode(handle, &mode);
+		mode = mode | 0x0004;
+		SetConsoleMode(handle, mode);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 char _get_console_type(HANDLE handle) {
     DWORD mode, peek_count;
 
@@ -320,6 +331,7 @@
             self->writable = 1;
             if (console_type == 'x')
                 console_type = 'w';
+            set_console_VT100(fd);
             break;
         default:
             PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,