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Expose a readline compatible API.
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Description
Maybe add a contrib.readline module which could be a non-GPL replacement for the Python GNU readline.
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Research direction
Start by comparing the Python 2 readline API in the linked documentation with the pyrepl project linked in the issue. Evaluate the scope of a contrib.readline module and define which compatibility requirements a non-GPL replacement must satisfy. Done should mean a clearly scoped, readline-compatible API exists without the GNU readline dependency.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100