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@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ Character), EL (Erase Line), GA (Go Ahead), SB (Subnegotiation Begin).
:exc:`EOFError` when the end of the connection is read, because they can return
an empty string for other reasons. See the individual descriptions below.
+ A :class:`Telnet` object is a context manager and can be used in a
+ :keyword:`with` statement. When the :keyword:`with` block ends, the
+ :meth:`close` method is called::
+
+ >>> from telnetlib import Telnet
+ >>> with Telnet('localhost', 23) as tn:
+ ... tn.interact()
+ ...
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.6 Context manager support added
+
.. seealso::