Issue #5845: Enable tab-completion in the interactive interpreter by default, thanks to a new sys.__interactivehook__.
(original patch by Éric Araujo)
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index 185852a..fa01ea1 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -147,7 +147,12 @@
If no interface option is given, :option:`-i` is implied, ``sys.argv[0]`` is
an empty string (``""``) and the current directory will be added to the
-start of :data:`sys.path`.
+start of :data:`sys.path`. Also, tab-completion and history editing is
+automatically enabled, if available on your platform (see
+:ref:`rlcompleter-config`).
+
+.. versionchanged:: 3.4
+ Automatic enabling of tab-completion and history editing.
.. seealso:: :ref:`tut-invoking`
@@ -438,7 +443,7 @@
is executed in the same namespace where interactive commands are executed so
that objects defined or imported in it can be used without qualification in
the interactive session. You can also change the prompts :data:`sys.ps1` and
- :data:`sys.ps2` in this file.
+ :data:`sys.ps2` and the hook :data:`sys.__interactivehook__` in this file.
.. envvar:: PYTHONY2K