`readline`¶

Importing this module enables command line editing using GNU readline.

Functions¶

`add_history`((string) -> None)	add an item to the history buffer
`clear_history`(() -> None)	Clear the current readline history.
`get_begidx`(() -> int)	get the beginning index of the completion scope
`get_completer`(() -> function)	Returns current completer function.
`get_completer_delims`(() -> string)	get the word delimiters for completion
`get_completion_type`(() -> int)	Get the type of completion being attempted.
`get_current_history_length`(() -> integer)	return the current (not the maximum) length of history.
`get_endidx`(() -> int)	get the ending index of the completion scope
`get_history_item`(() -> string)	return the current contents of history item at index.
`get_history_length`(() -> int)	return the maximum number of lines that will be written to
`get_line_buffer`(() -> string)	return the current contents of the line buffer.
`insert_text`((string) -> None)	Insert text into the line buffer at the cursor position.
`parse_and_bind`((string) -> None)	Execute the init line provided in the string argument.
`read_history_file`(([filename]) -> None)	Load a readline history file.
`read_init_file`(([filename]) -> None)	Execute a readline initialization file.
`redisplay`(() -> None)	Change what’s displayed on the screen to reflect the current contents of the line buffer.
`remove_history_item`((pos) -> None)	remove history item given by its position
`replace_history_item`((pos, line) -> None)	replaces history item given by its position with contents of line
`set_completer`(([function]) -> None)	Set or remove the completer function.
`set_completer_delims`((string) -> None)	set the word delimiters for completion
`set_completion_display_matches_hook`(...)	Set or remove the completion display function.
`set_history_length`((length) -> None)	set the maximal number of lines which will be written to
`set_pre_input_hook`(([function]) -> None)	Set or remove the function invoked by the rl_pre_input_hook callback.
`set_startup_hook`(([function]) -> None)	Set or remove the function invoked by the rl_startup_hook callback.
`write_history_file`(([filename]) -> None)	Save a readline history file.