Jan 2, 2026 · Jan 2, 2026
diff --git a/Lib/_sitebuiltins.py b/Lib/_sitebuiltins.py
        import os
        self.__name = name
        self.__data = data
        self.__lines =None
        self.__lines =[]
        self.__filenames = [os.path.join(dir, filename)
                            for dir in dirs
                            for filename in files]
            return "Type %s() to see the full %s text" % ((self.__name,)*2)

    def __call__(self):
        from _pyrepl.pager import get_pager
        self.__setup()
        prompt = 'Hit Return for more, or q (and Return) to quit: '
        lineno = 0
        while 1:
            try:
                for i in range(lineno, lineno + self.MAXLINES):
                    print(self.__lines[i])
            except IndexError:
                break
            else:
                lineno += self.MAXLINES
                key = None
                while key is None:
                    key = input(prompt)
                    if key not in ('', 'q'):
                        key = None
                if key == 'q':
                    break

        pager = get_pager()
        text = "\n".join(self.__lines)
        pager(text, title=self.__name)


 class _Helper(object):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-14-22-26-50.gh-issue-138897.vnUb_L.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-09-14-22-26-50.gh-issue-138897.vnUb_L.rst
 Improved :data:`license`/:data:`copyright`/:data:`credits` display in the
 :term:`REPL`: now uses a pager.
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Expand Up		@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, data, files=(), dirs=()):
		import os
		self.__name = name
		self.__data = data
		self.__lines =None
		self.__lines =[]
		self.__filenames = [os.path.join(dir, filename)
		for dir in dirs
		for filename in files]
Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -65,24 +65,12 @@ def __repr__(self):
		return "Type %s() to see the full %s text" % ((self.__name,)*2)

		def __call__(self):
		from _pyrepl.pager import get_pager
		self.__setup()
		prompt = 'Hit Return for more, or q (and Return) to quit: '
		lineno = 0
		while 1:
		try:
		for i in range(lineno, lineno + self.MAXLINES):
		print(self.__lines[i])
		except IndexError:
		break
		else:
		lineno += self.MAXLINES
		key = None
		while key is None:
		key = input(prompt)
		if key not in ('', 'q'):
		key = None
		if key == 'q':
		break

		pager = get_pager()
		text = "\n".join(self.__lines)
		pager(text, title=self.__name)


		class _Helper(object):
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		@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
		Improved :data:`license`/:data:`copyright`/:data:`credits` display in the
		:term:`REPL`: now uses a pager.