pythongh-121160: Note that readline libraries using different history formats. (pythonGH-121327)

encukou · web-flow · commit 709db44255eb · 2024-07-19T15:52:00.000+02:00
This is not something we can do too much about, without help from the
underlying libraries.
diff --git a/Doc/library/readline.rst b/Doc/library/readline.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Readline library in general.
     python:bind -v
     python:bind ^I rl_complete
 
+  Also note that different libraries may use different history file formats.
+  When switching the underlying library, existing history files may become
+  unusable.
+
 .. data:: backend
 
    The name of the underlying Readline library being used, either
