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+# Stubs for rlcompleter
+
+from typing import Optional, Union
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3,):
+    _Text = str
+else:
+    _Text = Union[str, unicode]
+
+
+class Completer:
+    def complete(self, text: _Text, state: int) -> Optional[str]: ...