As of ~/.bashrc having space prefixed exclude pattern in HISTIGNORE no need for dedicated file, just add a symlink!
# -*- mode: python -*-
# Add auto-completion and a stored history file of commands to your Python
# interactive interpreter. Requires Python 2.0+, readline. Autocomplete is
# bound to the Esc key by default (you can change it - see readline docs).
#
# Store the file in ~/.pystartup, and set an environment variable to point
# to it: "export PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pystartup" in bash.
import os
import sys
import atexit
import readline
import rlcompleter
historyPath = os.path.expanduser("~/.pyhistory")
def save_history(historyPath=historyPath):
import readline
readline.write_history_file(historyPath)
if os.path.exists(historyPath):
readline.read_history_file(historyPath)
term_with_colors = ['xterm', 'xterm-color', 'xterm-256color', 'linux', 'screen', 'screen-256color', 'screen-bce']
if os.environ.get('TERM') in term_with_colors:
green='\001\033[32m\002'
red='\001\033[31m\002'
reset='\001\033[0m\002'
sys.ps1 = red + '>>> ' + reset
sys.ps2 = green + '... ' + reset
del term_with_colors
atexit.register(save_history)
del os, sys, atexit, readline, rlcompleter, save_history, historyPath