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@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ Core and builtins
 Extension modules
 -----------------
 
+- The readline module now exposes the readline() function to the Python
+  programmer.  readline.readline() should be a drop-in replacement for
+  raw_input() but coupled with the other readline module functionality allow
+  programmers to offer history and input recall to their users.
+
 - operator.isMappingType() and operator.isSequenceType() now give
   fewer false positives.