Comments on: Tab-Complete and a Persistent History in Python http://collingrady.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:25:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Todd O'Bryan http://collingrady.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-496 Todd O'Bryan Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:22:47 +0000 http://collingrady.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-496 You may want to add a <code>readline.set_history_length(1000)</code> line before the <code>readline.write_history_file(historyPath)</code> to limit the history file to 1000 (or whatever other number you'd like) lines. You may want to add a readline.set_history_length(1000) line before the readline.write_history_file(historyPath) to limit the history file to 1000 (or whatever other number you’d like) lines.

]]> By: thalin http://collingrady.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-495 thalin Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:25:15 +0000 http://collingrady.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-495 ipython isn't another shell -- it's a wrapper script. All it does is: #!/usr/bin/python2.x import IPython IPython.Shell.start().mainloop() Also, ipython is quite honestly the best enhancement to the python shell you can make. :) ipython isn’t another shell — it’s a wrapper script. All it does is:

#!/usr/bin/python2.x

import IPython
IPython.Shell.start().mainloop()

Also, ipython is quite honestly the best enhancement to the python shell you can make. :)

]]> By: Collin http://collingrady.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-494 Collin Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:40:37 +0000 http://collingrady.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-494 Mainly because I don't control all the servers I use python on, so I can't just go installing another interpreter :) Mainly because I don’t control all the servers I use python on, so I can’t just go installing another interpreter :)

]]> By: Russ http://collingrady.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-493 Russ Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:36:32 +0000 http://collingrady.com/2006/11/17/tab-complete-and-a-persistent-history-in-python/#comment-493 Why not use ipython? http://ipython.scipy.org/ I was using the method described above until I came across ipython which seems to tie all this functionality up into a very nice command repl. Why not use ipython? http://ipython.scipy.org/

I was using the method described above until I came across ipython which seems to tie all this functionality up into a very nice command repl.

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