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authorMartin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>2016-06-14 08:45:43 (GMT)
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Issue #16182: set_pre_input_hook() may not exist; document, and update test
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@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ The following functions operate on a history file:
Append the last *nelements* items of history to a file. The default filename is
:file:`~/.history`. The file must already exist. This calls
- :c:func:`append_history` in the underlying library.
+ :c:func:`append_history` in the underlying library. This function
+ only exists if Python was compiled for a version of the library
+ that supports it.
.. versionadded:: 3.5
@@ -185,7 +187,8 @@ Startup hooks
be used as the new hook function; if omitted or ``None``, any
function already installed is removed. The hook is called
with no arguments after the first prompt has been printed and just before
- readline starts reading input characters.
+ readline starts reading input characters. This function only exists
+ if Python was compiled for a version of the library that supports it.
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