Python Readline (PyPI Package)

The `readline` PyPI package (version 6.2.4.2) is a third-party distribution that aims to provide the functionality of the standard Python `readline` module, statically linked against the GNU readline library. It was primarily created for environments where the built-in `readline` module (part of the Python standard library) was unavailable or broken, particularly on older Python versions. It explicitly requires Python < 3.4 and is considered abandoned for modern Python versions. The standard `readline` module is built into CPython on Unix-like systems and typically does not require `pip install`.