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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… 3.13 (pythonGH-137142) 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. Update tutorial to remove the reference, and use a different key to test things out. Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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Thanks @Yuheng3107 for the PR, and @encukou for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13. |
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Thanks @Yuheng3107 for the PR, and @encukou for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.14. |
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… 3.13 (pythonGH-137142) 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. Update tutorial to remove the reference, and use a different key to test things out. (cherry picked from commit 971f387) Co-authored-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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… 3.13 (pythonGH-137142) 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. Update tutorial to remove the reference, and use a different key to test things out. (cherry picked from commit 971f387) Co-authored-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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GH-143791 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch. |
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GH-143792 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.13 branch. |
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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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