Index: Doc/library/readline.rst
===================================================================
--- Doc/library/readline.rst	(révision 82082)
+++ Doc/library/readline.rst	(copie de travail)
@@ -177,6 +177,21 @@
 
    Get the readline word delimiters for tab-completion.
 
+.. function:: set_completer_quote_delims()
+
+   Set the list of characters which can be used to quote a substring of
+   the line. Completion occurs on the entire substring, and within the
+   substring.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
+.. function:: get_completer_quote_delims()
+
+   Get the list of characters which can be used to quote a substring of
+   the line.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
 .. function:: set_completion_display_matches_hook([function])
 
    Set or remove the completion display function.  If *function* is
Index: Lib/test/test_readline.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_readline.py	(révision 82082)
+++ Lib/test/test_readline.py	(copie de travail)
@@ -35,9 +35,15 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(readline.get_current_history_length(), 1)
 
+class TestCompleter(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def testCompleterQuote(self):
+        self.assertEqual(readline.get_completer_quote_delims(), "")
+        self.assertEqual(readline.set_completer_quote_delims("\\"), None)
+        self.assertEqual(readline.get_completer_quote_delims(), "\\")
+        
 def test_main():
-    run_unittest(TestHistoryManipulation)
+    run_unittest(*(TestHistoryManipulation, TestCompleter))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()
Index: Modules/readline.c
===================================================================
--- Modules/readline.c	(révision 82082)
+++ Modules/readline.c	(copie de travail)
@@ -356,7 +356,30 @@
 "set_completer_delims(string) -> None\n\
 set the readline word delimiters for tab-completion");
 
+/* Set the list of characters which can be used to quote a substring of the line */
+
 static PyObject *
+set_completer_quote_delims(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char *break_chars;
+
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s:set_completer_quote_delims", &break_chars)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (rl_completer_quote_characters != NULL) {
+        free((void*)rl_completer_quote_characters);
+    }
+    rl_completer_quote_characters = strdup(break_chars);
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(doc_set_completer_quote_delims,
+"set_completer_quote_delims(string) -> None\n\
+Set the list of characters which can be used to quote a substring of the line");
+
+
+static PyObject *
 py_remove_history(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     int entry_number;
@@ -458,7 +481,20 @@
 "get_completer_delims() -> string\n\
 get the readline word delimiters for tab-completion");
 
+static PyObject *
+get_completer_quote_delims(PyObject *self, PyObject *noarg)
+{
+    if (rl_completer_quote_characters == NULL) {
+        return PyString_FromString("");
+    } else {
+        return PyString_FromString(rl_completer_quote_characters);
+    }
+}
 
+PyDoc_STRVAR(doc_get_completer_quote_delims,
+"get_completer_quote_delims() -> string\n\
+get the list of characters which can be used to quote a substring of the line");
+
 /* Set the completer function */
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -643,11 +679,15 @@
 
     {"set_completer_delims", set_completer_delims,
      METH_VARARGS, doc_set_completer_delims},
+    {"set_completer_quote_delims", set_completer_quote_delims,
+     METH_VARARGS, doc_set_completer_quote_delims},
     {"add_history", py_add_history, METH_VARARGS, doc_add_history},
     {"remove_history_item", py_remove_history, METH_VARARGS, doc_remove_history},
     {"replace_history_item", py_replace_history, METH_VARARGS, doc_replace_history},
     {"get_completer_delims", get_completer_delims,
      METH_NOARGS, doc_get_completer_delims},
+    {"get_completer_quote_delims", get_completer_quote_delims,
+     METH_NOARGS, doc_get_completer_quote_delims},
 
     {"set_completion_display_matches_hook", set_completion_display_matches_hook,
      METH_VARARGS, doc_set_completion_display_matches_hook},