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Add review of built-in 'cmd' library to Command-Line Applications chapter

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, documentation

Research direction

Start by reading the existing entries in the Command-Line Applications chapter and the Python documentation for the built-in cmd library. Add a concise review that explains its usefulness for building command-line interfaces, then verify that it fits the chapter's existing style and scope.

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Description

After reviewing existing entries in this chapter, I went back to the Python language docs and discovered cmd. This allowed me to build my project–a command line interface–with ease! It deserves a mention here.

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