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Using 'import' crashes the REPL

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Description

Version

26.1.0

Platform
Windows
Subsystem

repl

What steps will reproduce the bug?
C:\>node
Welcome to Node.js v26.1.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> import
node:internal/readline/emitKeypressEvents:74
            throw err;
            ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token (1:6)
    at pp$4.raise (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:3766:15)
    at pp$9.unexpected (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:799:10)
    at pp$9.expect (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:793:28)
    at pp$8.parseImportSpecifiers (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:2020:10)
    at pp$8.parseImport (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:1966:30)
    at pp$8.parseStatement (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:1019:51)
    at pp$8.parseTopLevel (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:856:23)
    at Parser.parse (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:611:17)
    at Parser.parse (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:678:37)
    at parse (node:internal/deps/acorn/acorn/dist/acorn:6254:19) {
  pos: 6,
  loc: Position { line: 1, column: 6 },
  raisedAt: 6
}

Node.js v26.1.0

C:\>
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

everytime

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

no crash

What do you see instead?

crash

Additional information

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure in the Windows Node.js REPL with the standalone import input, then trace the REPL path through internal/readline/emitKeypressEvents and the Acorn parseImport stack shown in the report. Done means entering import no longer crashes the REPL, with regression coverage for this input.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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