and ``!=`` (not equal to).
* The *body* of the loop is *indented*: indentation is Python's way of grouping
- statements. At the interactive prompt, you have to type a tab or space(s) for
- each indented line. In practice you will prepare more complicated input
- for Python with a text editor; all decent text editors have an auto-indent
- facility. When a compound statement is entered interactively, it must be
+ statements. At the interactive prompt, the default REPL automatically
+ indents continuation lines after compound statement headers like ``if`` or
+ ``while``. In the basic REPL (invoked with :envvar:`PYTHON_BASIC_REPL`)
+ or in older Python versions, you have to type a tab or space(s) for each
+ indented line manually. In practice you will prepare more complicated
+ input for Python with a text editor; all decent text editors have an
+ auto-indent facility. When a compound statement is entered interactively, it must be
followed by a blank line to indicate completion (since the parser cannot
guess when you have typed the last line). Note that each line within a basic
block must be indented by the same amount.