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=\"/etc/python/pythonrc\"\n```\n\nNow create the file _/etc/python/pythonrc_, and put the following code into it:\n\n```python\nimport os\nimport atexit\nimport readline\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\nif readline.get_current_history_length() == 0:\n\n    state_home = os.environ.get(\"XDG_STATE_HOME\")\n    if state_home is None:\n        state_home = Path.home() / \".local\" / \"state\"\n    else:\n        state_home = Path(state_home)\n\n    history_path = state_home / \"python_history\"\n    if history_path.is_dir():\n        raise OSError(f\"'{history_path}' cannot be a directory\")\n\n    history = str(history_path)\n\n    try:\n        readline.read_history_file(history)\n    except OSError: # Non existent\n        pass\n\n    def write_history():\n        try:\n            readline.write_history_file(history)\n        except OSError:\n            pass\n\n    atexit.register(write_history)\n```\n\n_Note: This won't work if python is invoked with -i flag._\n\n_Credit:_ https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/630642/change-location-of-python-history"
   7         }
   8     ],
   9     "name": "python"
  10 }