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On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:51:35 +0000, Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk>
declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general:


> In short - on Windows, within one cmd shell you can open and exit
> the interpreter as many times as you like and the Python command
> history will be retained via the cmd shell's history mechanism,
> and kept distinct from the history of other things you may type
> into the cmd shell.
>
	Ah, so THAT is what the "number of buffers" control in "Command
Prompt Properties/Options" is meant for...
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