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docs: removed mention of readline in tutorial as it is deprecated
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status. If that doesn't work, you can exit the interpreter by typing the
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following command: ``quit()``.
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The interpreter's line-editing features include interactive editing, history
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substitution and code completion on systems that support the `GNU Readline
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<https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_ library.
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Perhaps the quickest check to see whether command line editing is supported is
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typing :kbd:`Control-P` to the first Python prompt you get. If it beeps, you
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have command line editing; see Appendix :ref:`tut-interacting` for an
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introduction to the keys. If nothing appears to happen, or if ``^P`` is
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echoed, command line editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use
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backspace to remove characters from the current line.
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The interpreter operates somewhat like the Unix shell: when called with standard
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input connected to a tty device, it reads and executes commands interactively;
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when called with a file name argument or with a file as standard input, it reads

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