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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst index aeb6aa0..ffab8fa 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst @@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ 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 -:kbd:`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 the `GNU Readline +<https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_ library. +Perhaps the quickest check to see whether command line editing is supported is +typing :kbd:`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; |