[3.14] gh-137113 docs: note readline no longer supported in REPL after 3.13 (GH-137142) #143791

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[3.14] gh-137113 docs: note readline no longer supported in REPL after 3.13 (GH-137142) #143791

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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 gh-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

Issue: Docs: update GNU readline interface documentation to reflect that it is no longer supported #137113

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... 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>