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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst index 398ed72..44dc6d1 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst @@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ status. If that doesn't work, you can exit the interpreter by typing the following command: ``quit()``. The interpreter's line-editing features include interactive editing, history -substitution and code completion on systems that support readline. -Perhaps the quickest check to see whether command line editing is -supported is typing Control-P to the first Python prompt you get. If it beeps, -you have command line editing; see Appendix :ref:`tut-interacting` for an -introduction to the keys. If nothing appears to happen, or if ``^P`` is echoed, -command line editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use backspace to -remove characters from the current line. +substitution and code completion on systems that support readline. Perhaps the +quickest check to see whether command line editing is supported is typing +Control-P to the first Python prompt you get. If it beeps, you have command +line editing; see Appendix :ref:`tut-interacting` for an introduction to the +keys. If nothing appears to happen, or if ``^P`` is echoed, command line +editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use backspace to remove +characters from the current line. The interpreter operates somewhat like the Unix shell: when called with standard input connected to a tty device, it reads and executes commands interactively; |