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gh-137113 docs: note readline no longer supported in REPL after 3.13 #137142

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Addee a note to the readline module documentation stating that Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL, as per #118840.

Closes #137113

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Add a note to the readline module documentation stating that
Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL,
as per pythongh-118840. Includes workaround using PYTHON_BASIC_REPL.
Closes pythongh-137113.
Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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@encukou encukou enabled auto-merge (squash) January 12, 2026 15:26
@encukou encukou merged commit 971f387 into python:main Jan 12, 2026
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reidenong pushed a commit to reidenong/cpython that referenced this pull request Jan 12, 2026 
... 3.13 (pythonGH-137142)
Add a note to the readline module documentation stating that
Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL,
as per pythongh-118840. Includes workaround using PYTHON_BASIC_REPL.
Update tutorial to remove the reference, and use a different key to
test things out.
Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
@encukou encukou added needs backport to 3.13 bugs and security fixes needs backport to 3.14 bugs and security fixes labels Jan 13, 2026
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Thanks @Yuheng3107 for the PR, and @encukou for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13.
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Thanks @Yuheng3107 for the PR, and @encukou for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.14.
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miss-islington pushed a commit to miss-islington/cpython that referenced this pull request Jan 13, 2026 
... 3.13 (pythonGH-137142)
Add a note to the readline module documentation stating that
Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL,
as per pythongh-118840. Includes workaround using PYTHON_BASIC_REPL.
Update tutorial to remove the reference, and use a different key to
test things out.
(cherry picked from commit 971f387)
Co-authored-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
miss-islington pushed a commit to miss-islington/cpython that referenced this pull request Jan 13, 2026 
... 3.13 (pythonGH-137142)
Add a note to the readline module documentation stating that
Python 3.13 and later no longer supports readline in the default REPL,
as per pythongh-118840. Includes workaround using PYTHON_BASIC_REPL.
Update tutorial to remove the reference, and use a different key to
test things out.
(cherry picked from commit 971f387)
Co-authored-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kuang Yu Heng <yuheng3107@gmail.com>
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GH-143791 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch.

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GH-143792 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.13 branch.

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