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diff --git a/Doc/library/readline.rst b/Doc/library/readline.rst index 7dab9e2..37e400e 100644 --- a/Doc/library/readline.rst +++ b/Doc/library/readline.rst @@ -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 @@ -199,7 +201,8 @@ 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. Completion |