programs/python.json

   1 {
   2     "files": [
   3         {
   4             "path": "$HOME/.python_history",
   5             "movable": true,
   6             "help": "Export the following environment variables:\n\n```bash\nexport PYTHONSTARTUP=\"$HOME\"/python/pythonrc\n```\n\nNow create the file _~/python/pythonrc_, and put the following code into it:\n\n```python\ndef is_vanilla() -> bool:\n    import sys\n    return not hasattr(__builtins__, '__IPYTHON__') and 'bpython' not in sys.argv[0]\n\n\ndef setup_history():\n    import os\n    import atexit\n    import readline\n    from pathlib import Path\n\n    if state_home := os.environ.get('XDG_STATE_HOME'):\n        state_home = Path(state_home)\n    else:\n        state_home = Path.home() / '.local' / 'state'\n\n    history: Path = state_home / 'python_history'\n\n    readline.read_history_file(str(history))\n    atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, str(history))\n\n\nif is_vanilla():\n    setup_history()\n```\n\nFinally, create an empty file at _$XDG_STATE_HOME/python_history_\n\n_Note: This won't work if python is invoked with -i flag._\n\n_Credit:_ https://github.com/b3nj5m1n/xdg-ninja/issues/289#issuecomment-1666024202"
   7         }
   8     ],
   9     "name": "python"
  10 }