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(python2.1-lib.info)Example 6

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The following example demonstrates how to use the `readline' module's
history reading and writing functions to automatically load and save a
history file named `.pyhist' from the user's home directory.  The code
below would normally be executed automatically during interactive
sessions from the user's `PYTHONSTARTUP' file.

     import os
     histfile = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".pyhist")
     try:
         readline.read_history_file(histfile)
     except IOError:
         pass
     import atexit
     atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, histfile)
     del os, histfile