gh-48752: Add readline.get_pre_input_hook() function (#141586)

Add readline.get_pre_input_hook() to retrieve the current pre-input
hook. This allows applications to save and restore the hook without
overwriting user settings.

Author: CuriousLearner

Doc/library/readline.rst

@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ Startup hooks
    if Python was compiled for a version of the library that supports it.
 
 
+.. function:: get_pre_input_hook()
+
+   Get the current pre-input hook function, or ``None`` if no pre-input hook
+   function has been set.  This function only exists if Python was compiled
+   for a version of the library that supports it.
+
+   .. versionadded:: next
+
+
 .. _readline-completion:
 
 Completion

Lib/test/test_readline.py

@@ -413,6 +413,24 @@ def test_write_read_limited_history(self):
         # So, we've only tested that the read did not fail.
         # See TestHistoryManipulation for the full test.
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(readline, "get_pre_input_hook"),
+                         "get_pre_input_hook not available")
+    def test_get_pre_input_hook(self):
+        # Save and restore the original hook to avoid side effects
+        original_hook = readline.get_pre_input_hook()
+        self.addCleanup(readline.set_pre_input_hook, original_hook)
+
+        # Test that get_pre_input_hook returns None when no hook is set
+        readline.set_pre_input_hook(None)
+        self.assertIsNone(readline.get_pre_input_hook())
+
+        # Set a hook and verify we can retrieve it
+        def my_hook():
+            pass
+
+        readline.set_pre_input_hook(my_hook)
+        self.assertIs(readline.get_pre_input_hook(), my_hook)
+
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(support.Py_GIL_DISABLED, 'these tests can only possibly fail with GIL disabled')
 class FreeThreadingTest(unittest.TestCase):

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-11-15-11-10-16.gh-issue-48752.aB3xYz.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Add :func:`readline.get_pre_input_hook` function to retrieve the current
+pre-input hook. This allows applications to save and restore the hook
+without overwriting user settings. Patch by Sanyam Khurana.

Modules/clinic/readline.c.h

@@ -572,6 +572,26 @@ readline_set_pre_input_hook_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *function)
     return set_hook("pre_input_hook", &state->pre_input_hook,
             function);
 }
+
+/* Get pre-input hook */
+
+/*[clinic input]
+readline.get_pre_input_hook
+
+Get the current pre-input hook function.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+readline_get_pre_input_hook_impl(PyObject *module)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=ad56b77a8e8981ca input=fb1e1b1fbd94e4e5]*/
+{
+    readlinestate *state = get_readline_state(module);
+    if (state->pre_input_hook == NULL) {
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    }
+    return Py_NewRef(state->pre_input_hook);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 
@@ -1074,6 +1094,7 @@ static struct PyMethodDef readline_methods[] =
     READLINE_SET_STARTUP_HOOK_METHODDEF
 #ifdef HAVE_RL_PRE_INPUT_HOOK
     READLINE_SET_PRE_INPUT_HOOK_METHODDEF
+    READLINE_GET_PRE_INPUT_HOOK_METHODDEF
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_RL_COMPLETION_APPEND_CHARACTER
     READLINE_CLEAR_HISTORY_METHODDEF