1 # -*- mode: python -*-

     2 # Add auto-completion and a stored history file of commands to your Python

     3 # interactive interpreter. Requires Python 2.0+, readline. Autocomplete is

     4 # bound to the Esc key by default (you can change it - see readline docs).

     5 #

     6 # Store the file in ~/.pystartup, and set an environment variable to point

     7 # to it:  "export PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pystartup" in bash.

     8 

     9 import atexit

    10 import os

    11 import readline

    12 import rlcompleter

    13 

    14 historyPath = os.path.expanduser("~/.pyhistory")

    15 

    16 def save_history(historyPath=historyPath):

    17     import readline

    18     readline.write_history_file(historyPath)

    19 

    20 if os.path.exists(historyPath):

    21     readline.read_history_file(historyPath)

    22 

    23 atexit.register(save_history)

    24 del os, atexit, readline, rlcompleter, save_history, historyPath

    25