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New Python REPL double-prints completion suggestions

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Description

Bug report

Bug description:

If a keyboard interrupt is given while TAB autocomplete suggestions are being displayed, they are re-printed also below the last line, and continue to be re-printed as long as new keyboard interrupts are given.

after the keystrokes int.<TAB><TAB>

int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>> int.

then <CTRL-C>

int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>> int.
KeyboardInterrupt
int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>>

another <CTRL-C>

int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>> int.
KeyboardInterrupt
int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>>
KeyboardInterrupt
int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>>

<ENTER> makes the last set of printed suggestions disappear, as does typing any printing characters.

int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>> int.
KeyboardInterrupt
int.as_integer_ratio(  int.bit_length(        int.denominator        int.imag               int.mro()              int.real
int.bit_count(         int.conjugate(         int.from_bytes(        int.is_integer(        int.numerator          int.to_bytes(
>>>
KeyboardInterrupt
>>>
>>>
CPython versions tested on:

3.14

Operating systems tested on:

macOS

Linked PRs
  • gh-128442
  • gh-128467

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the Python 3.14 REPL with int.<TAB><TAB> followed by repeated Ctrl-C presses, then inspect the linked PRs gh-128442 and gh-128467 for the active implementation context. Done means interrupted completion suggestions are not printed again and normal input or Enter still clears them as described.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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