diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
index 4c95beccf..e39a14458 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 47bd71b1f..c3ac00eff 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
index e2e3035b5..ee3bf314e 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
index ea597a1b9..e8111b77f 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
index 870b06779..30ce7bc1b 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-aarch64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 217c1ea52..d05a05b11 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-aarch64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
index a6ea06bf6..58d35ffe6 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-aarch64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 78641511d..28e74271e 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-aarch64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
index 576869d72..9a4502dc4 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-ppc64le
 zip_keys:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 350ea0ed1..ccdf13d4c 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-ppc64le
 zip_keys:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
index 10d8f2270..3befe570f 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-ppc64le
 zip_keys:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
index f9f14e421..b7438947d 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-ppc64le
 zip_keys:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
index 3305c30e1..d1a2ff421 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-riscv64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
index a7b63dec9..acb4f2627 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-riscv64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
index 9e00069a7..b00937efb 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-riscv64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
index fb143530f..c6bb6cad1 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_riscv64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - linux-riscv64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
index b22c8ce8f..dff02b259 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 8081bb371..e96badf07 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
index faf5424fc..50fb7dd76 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 3c1ea6b56..480f0488e 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
index 324bdc788..731014e0c 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-arm64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
index 1a8f3fcca..570106532 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typedebugchannel_targetsconda-forge_python_debugfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-arm64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
index 55fa2bbfe..aa9640dcd 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingno.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'no'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-arm64
 tk:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
index ba3872ab0..89f901aca 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_build_typereleasechannel_targetsconda-forge_mainfreethreadingyes.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ expat:
 - '2'
 freethreading:
 - 'yes'
+libedit:
+- '3.1'
 libffi:
 - '3.7'
 liblzma_devel:
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ pin_run_as_build:
     max_pin: x.x
 python:
 - '3.15'
-readline:
-- '8'
 target_platform:
 - osx-arm64
 tk:
diff --git a/recipe/build_base.sh b/recipe/build_base.sh
index d4bb1c5fe..9a28cacf7 100644
--- a/recipe/build_base.sh
+++ b/recipe/build_base.sh
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ _common_configure_args+=(--with-tcltk-includes="-I${PREFIX}/include")
 _common_configure_args+=("--with-tcltk-libs=-L${PREFIX}/lib -ltcl${TCLTK_VER} -ltk${TCLTK_VER}")
 _common_configure_args+=(--with-platlibdir=lib)
 _common_configure_args+=(--with-system-libmpdec=yes)
+_common_configure_args+=(--with-readline=editline)
 
 if [[ "${PY_INTERP_DEBUG}" == "yes" || "${target_platform}" != *"-64" || ${PY_FREETHREADING} == yes ]]; then
  _common_configure_args+=(--enable-experimental-jit=no)
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 320bb7dd1..ae3ef3664 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ outputs:
         - llvm-tools 21.*  # [win]
         - bzip2            # [build_platform != target_platform]
         - expat            # [build_platform != target_platform]
+        - libedit          # [build_platform != target_platform and unix]
         - libffi           # [build_platform != target_platform]
         - liblzma-devel    # [build_platform != target_platform]
         - libmpdec-devel   # [build_platform != target_platform]
@@ -193,7 +194,6 @@ outputs:
         - libxcrypt        # [build_platform != target_platform and linux]
         - ncurses          # [build_platform != target_platform and unix]
         - openssl          # [build_platform != target_platform]
-        - readline         # [build_platform != target_platform and unix]
         - tk               # [build_platform != target_platform]
         - zlib             # [build_platform != target_platform]
         - zstd             # [build_platform != target_platform]
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ outputs:
         - libffi
         - liblzma-devel
         - libmpdec-devel
+        - libedit           # [unix]
         - libuuid           # [linux]
         - libsqlite
         - ncurses           # [unix]
         - openssl
-        - readline          # [unix]
         - tk
         # These two are just to get the headers needed for tk.h, but is unused
         - xorg-libx11       # [unix]
diff --git a/recipe/run_test.py b/recipe/run_test.py
index 79a5df6a6..3948367d8 100644
--- a/recipe/run_test.py
+++ b/recipe/run_test.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     import fcntl
     import grp
     import readline
+    assert readline.backend == "editline", readline.backend
     import resource
     import syslog
     import termios