gh-137113 docs: note readline no longer supported in REPL after 3.13 #137142
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Add a note to the readline module documentation stating that Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL, as per pythongh-118840. Includes workaround using PYTHON_BASIC_REPL. Closes pythongh-137113. Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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| Windows) at the primary prompt causes the interpreter to exit with a zero exit | ||
| status. If that doesn't work, you can exit the interpreter by typing the | ||
| following command: ``quit()``. | ||
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Sorry for the delay in review.
I don't think we should remove all of this paragraph.
Would it work to only replace “on systems that support the `GNU Readline” by “on most systems”?
And perhaps replace Ctrl+P (which doesn't beep if you have history) by a more familiar command.
| The interpreter's line-editing features include interactive editing, history | |
| substitution and code completion on most systems. | |
| Perhaps the quickest check to see whether command line editing is supported is | |
| typing a word in on the Python prompt, then pressing Left arrow (or :kbd:`Control-b`). | |
| If the cursor moves, you have command line editing; see Appendix | |
| :ref:`tut-interacting` for an introduction to the keys. | |
| If nothing appears to happen, or if a sequence like ``^[[D`` or ``^B`` appears, | |
| command line editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use | |
| backspace to remove characters from the current line. | |
It would be nice if the linked Appendix actually introduced you to the keys, but, that doesn't need to be done in this PR.
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Addee a note to the readline module documentation stating that Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL, as per #118840.
Closes #137113
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