pyreadline_interactive_loop_with_tab_completion_windows.py

1import readline
2
3# Optional: Set up a simple completer function
4def completer(text, state):
5    options = [i for i in ['start', 'stop', 'list', 'print'] if i.startswith(text)]
6    if state < len(options):
7        return options[state]
8    else:
9        return None
10
11# Register the completer
12readline.set_completer(completer)
13readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
14
15# Main interactive loop
16print("Pyreadline Quickstart (Press Ctrl+C or type 'exit' to quit)")
17while True:
18    try:
19        line = input("prompt> ")
20        if line.lower() == 'exit':
21            break
22        print(f"You entered: {line}")
23    except EOFError:
24        break
25    except KeyboardInterrupt:
26        print("\nInterrupted by user")
27        break