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whatsnew: sys.__interactivehook__. (#5845)

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I decided to leave the (slightly expanded) Other Improvements
entry as well, since someone looking for command line behavior
changes isn't going to look in the 'sys' module section.
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R David Murray 2014-03-09 12:03:30 -04:00
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@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ On systems that support :mod:`readline`, this module will also import and
configure the :mod:`rlcompleter` module, if Python is started in
:ref:`interactive mode <tut-interactive>` and without the :option:`-S` option.
The default behavior is enable tab-completion and to use
:file:`~/.python_history` as the history save file. To disable it, override
the :data:`sys.__interactivehook__` attribute in your :mod:`sitecustomize`
or :mod:`usercustomize` module or your :envvar:`PYTHONSTARTUP` file.
:file:`~/.python_history` as the history save file. To disable it, delete (or
override) the :data:`sys.__interactivehook__` attribute in your
:mod:`sitecustomize` or :mod:`usercustomize` module or your
:envvar:`PYTHONSTARTUP` file.
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Activation of rlcompleter and history was made automatic.
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@ -692,10 +692,11 @@ always available.
.. data:: __interactivehook__
When present, this function is automatically called (with no arguments)
when the interpreter is launched in :ref:`interactive mode <tut-interactive>`.
This is done after the :envvar:`PYTHONSTARTUP` file is read, so that you
can set this hook there.
When this attribute exists, its value is automatically called (with no
arguments) when the interpreter is launched in :ref:`interactive mode
<tut-interactive>`. This is done after the :envvar:`PYTHONSTARTUP` file is
read, so that you can set this hook there. The :mod:`site` module
:ref:`sets this <rlcompleter-config>`.
.. versionadded:: 3.4