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

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Date Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:37:56 +0000
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On 23/11/2011 10:29, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:23:19 +0200, Anssi Saari wrote:
>
>> goldtech<goldtech@worldpost.com>  writes:
>>
>>> Using Windows. Is there a python shell that has a history of typed in
>>> commands?
>>
>> Is there a shell that doesn't have history then? At least both the
>> vanilla shell and Idle both have basic history in Windows. IPython for
>> more fun.
>
> The default interactive interpreter for Python doesn't have persistent
> history, so if you exit the interpreter and restart it, your commands are
> gone.

Not quite

The interpreter inherits the command shell's history function:
Open a cmd window and then a Python session. Do some stuff.

Ctrl-Z to exit to the surrounding cmd window.
Do some random cmd stuff: dir, cd, etc.

Start a second Python session. up-arrow etc. will bring back
the previous Python session's commands (and not the ones you
entered in the surrounding shell)

Obviously this only applies when an underlying cmd session
persists -- if you simply start Python from Start > Run
twice the command history will not persist between sessions.

TJG

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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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