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diff --git a/skel/.pystartup b/skel/.pystartup new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e74d7b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/skel/.pystartup @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# 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, e.g. "export PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pystartup" in bash. +# +# Note that PYTHONSTARTUP does *not* expand "~", so you have to put in the +# full path to your home directory. + +import atexit +import os +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) +readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete') + + +atexit.register(save_history) +del os, atexit, readline, rlcompleter, save_history, historyPath |