import atexit import code import os import readline class HistoryConsole(code.InteractiveConsole): def __init__(self, locals=None, filename="", histfile=os.path.expanduser("~/.console-history")): code.InteractiveConsole.__init__(self, locals, filename) self.init_history(histfile) def init_history(self, histfile): readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete") if hasattr(readline, "read_history_file"): try: readline.read_history_file(histfile) except FileNotFoundError: pass atexit.register(self.save_history, histfile) def save_history(self, histfile): readline.set_history_length(1000) readline.write_history_file(histfile) # Run console console = HistoryConsole() while True: try: line = input('> ') except EOFError: break # Check for exit command if line == 'exit': break # Process user input console.push(line)