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Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots

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On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> goldtech <goldtech@worldpost.com> writes:
>
>> Using Windows. Is there a python shell that has a history of typed in
>> commands?
>
> I don't know about MS Windows, but the Python interactive shell can be
> linked with the GNU Readline library for managing its command line
> <URL:http://docs.python.org/library/readline.html> including editing
> features, tab completion, history management, and a persistent history
> file.
>
> You can then use that functionality in your Python interactive startup
> file. Here's mine:
>
> =====
> # $HOME/.pythonrc
> # User configuration for interactive Python shell.
>
> import sys
> import os
> import os.path
> import atexit
>
> # Tab completion with readline.
> # Cribbed from <URL:http://docs.python.org/lib/module-rlcompleter.html>.
> try:
>    import readline
> except ImportError:
>    sys.stderr.write("Module readline not available.\n")
> else:
>    import rlcompleter
>
>    # Enable tab completion.
>    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
>
>    # Persistent command history.
>    histfile = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".python_history")
>    try:
>        readline.read_history_file(histfile)
>    except IOError:
>        # Existing history file can't be read.
>        pass
>    atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, histfile)
>
>    del histfile
>
> del sys, os, atexit
>
> =====
>
> Reading the documentation, I see that the ‘readline’ library is only
> linked with Python on Unix-alike operating systems. Yet another reason
> why MS Windows is not a good choice for developing software I guess.

 I'm not sure what documentation you're reading, but your code works fine on
 Windows.   Thanks.  [It is necessary to properly set PYTHONSTARTUP]

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python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots goldtech <goldtech@worldpost.com> - 2011-11-15 19:38 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots sword <john.37@gmail.com> - 2011-11-15 19:45 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-16 08:37 +0000
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-11-17 08:09 +1100
    Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 18:46 -0500
      Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-11-17 10:59 +1100
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 19:49 -0500
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2011-11-24 15:05 +0100
    Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 19:04 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-11-23 11:23 +0200
    Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-23 10:29 +0000
      Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-23 10:37 +0000
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-24 02:16 +0000
          Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 15:30 +1100
            Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-24 06:11 +0000
              Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 17:22 +1100
              Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-24 08:51 +0000
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 19:49 -0800
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Ulrich Eckhardt <ulrich.eckhardt@dominolaser.com> - 2011-11-25 11:37 +0100
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-25 11:29 +0000
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-25 15:19 -0800
                Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-25 15:19 -0800
              Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-24 10:11 -0800
        Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 19:47 -0800
          Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2011-11-25 08:58 +0000
            Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-25 19:42 -0800
  Re: python shell that saves history of typed in commands that will persist between reboots DevPlayer <devplayer@gmail.com> - 2011-11-27 17:20 -0800

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