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diff --git a/Doc/library/site.rst b/Doc/library/site.rst index 36b80c3..2175c3e 100644 --- a/Doc/library/site.rst +++ b/Doc/library/site.rst @@ -111,6 +111,23 @@ empty, and the path manipulations are skipped; however the import of :mod:`sitecustomize` and :mod:`usercustomize` is still attempted. +.. _rlcompleter-config: + +Readline configuration +---------------------- + +On systems that support :mod:`readline`, this module will also import and +configure the :mod:`rlcompleter` module, if Python is started in +:ref:`interactive mode <tut-interactive>` and without the :option:`-S` option. +The default behavior is enable tab-completion and to use +:file:`~/.python_history` as the history save file. To disable it, override +the :data:`sys.__interactivehook__` attribute in your :mod:`sitecustomize` +or :mod:`usercustomize` module or your :envvar:`PYTHONSTARTUP` file. + + +Module contents +--------------- + .. data:: PREFIXES A list of prefixes for site-packages directories. @@ -153,8 +170,7 @@ empty, and the path manipulations are skipped; however the import of Adds all the standard site-specific directories to the module search path. This function is called automatically when this module is imported, - unless the :program:`python` interpreter was started with the :option:`-S` - flag. + unless the Python interpreter was started with the :option:`-S` flag. .. versionchanged:: 3.3 This function used to be called unconditionnally. |