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@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ additional methods of invocation:
* When called with standard input connected to a tty device, it prompts for
commands and executes them until an EOF (an end-of-file character, you can
produce that with :kbd:`Ctrl-D` on UNIX or :kbd:`Ctrl-Z, Enter` on Windows) is read.
+ For more on interactive mode, see :ref:`tut-interac`.
* When called with a file name argument or with a file as standard input, it
reads and executes a script from that file.
* When called with a directory name argument, it reads and executes an
@@ -1182,6 +1183,15 @@ conflict.
.. versionadded:: 3.13
+.. envvar:: PYTHON_BASIC_REPL
+
+ If this variable is set to ``1``, the interpreter will not attempt to
+ load the Python-based :term:`REPL` that requires :mod:`curses` and
+ :mod:`readline`, and will instead use the traditional parser-based
+ :term:`REPL`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
.. envvar:: PYTHON_HISTORY
This environment variable can be used to set the location of a