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#20874: reflow paragraph.

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@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ status. If that doesn't work, you can exit the interpreter by typing the
following command: ``quit()``.
The interpreter's line-editing features include interactive editing, history
substitution and code completion on systems that support readline.
Perhaps the quickest check to see whether command line editing is
supported is typing Control-P to the first Python prompt you get. If it beeps,
you have command line editing; see Appendix :ref:`tut-interacting` for an
introduction to the keys. If nothing appears to happen, or if ``^P`` is echoed,
command line editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use backspace to
remove characters from the current line.
substitution and code completion on systems that support readline. Perhaps the
quickest check to see whether command line editing is supported is typing
Control-P to the first Python prompt you get. If it beeps, you have command
line editing; see Appendix :ref:`tut-interacting` for an introduction to the
keys. If nothing appears to happen, or if ``^P`` is echoed, command line
editing isn't available; you'll only be able to use backspace to remove
characters from the current line.
The interpreter operates somewhat like the Unix shell: when called with standard
input connected to a tty device, it reads and executes commands interactively;