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Importing this module enables command line editing using GNU readline.
add_history(...) add_history(string) -> None add an item to the history buffer
append_history_file(...) append_history_file(nelements[, filename]) -> None Append the last nelements items of the history list to file. The default filename is ~/.history.
clear_history(...) clear_history() -> None Clear the current readline history.
get_begidx(...) get_begidx() -> int get the beginning index of the completion scope
get_completer(...) get_completer() -> function Returns current completer function.
get_completer_delims(...) get_completer_delims() -> string get the word delimiters for completion
get_completion_type(...) get_completion_type() -> int Get the type of completion being attempted.
get_current_history_length(...) get_current_history_length() -> integer return the current (not the maximum) length of history.
get_endidx(...) get_endidx() -> int get the ending index of the completion scope
get_history_item(...) get_history_item() -> string return the current contents of history item at index.
get_history_length(...) get_history_length() -> int return the maximum number of lines that will be written to the history file.
get_line_buffer(...) get_line_buffer() -> string return the current contents of the line buffer.
insert_text(...) insert_text(string) -> None Insert text into the line buffer at the cursor position.
parse_and_bind(...) parse_and_bind(string) -> None Execute the init line provided in the string argument.
read_history_file(...) read_history_file([filename]) -> None Load a readline history file. The default filename is ~/.history.
read_init_file(...) read_init_file([filename]) -> None Execute a readline initialization file. The default filename is the last filename used.
redisplay(...) redisplay() -> None Change what's displayed on the screen to reflect the current contents of the line buffer.
remove_history_item(...) remove_history_item(pos) -> None remove history item given by its position
replace_history_item(...) replace_history_item(pos, line) -> None replaces history item given by its position with contents of line
set_auto_history(...) set_auto_history(enabled) -> None Enables or disables automatic history.
set_completer(...) set_completer([function]) -> None Set or remove the completer function. The function is called as function(text, state), for state in 0, 1, 2, ..., until it returns a non-string. It should return the next possible completion starting with 'text'.
set_completer_delims(...) set_completer_delims(string) -> None set the word delimiters for completion
set_completion_display_matches_hook(...)
set_completion_display_matches_hook([function]) -> None
Set or remove the completion display function.
The function is called as
function(substitution, [matches], longest_match_length)
once each time matches need to be displayed.
set_history_length(...) set_history_length(length) -> None set the maximal number of lines which will be written to the history file. A negative length is used to inhibit history truncation.
set_pre_input_hook(...) set_pre_input_hook([function]) -> None Set or remove the function invoked by the rl_pre_input_hook callback. The function is called with no arguments after the first prompt has been printed and just before readline starts reading input characters.
set_startup_hook(...) set_startup_hook([function]) -> None Set or remove the function invoked by the rl_startup_hook callback. The function is called with no arguments just before readline prints the first prompt.
write_history_file(...) write_history_file([filename]) -> None Save a readline history file. The default filename is ~/.history.