From 71837e47c96ff0d73e23ec2233f5f983d7df93ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kushal Das <kushaldas@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 23:19:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] TAB completion in python interpreter.
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docs/modules.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/modules.rst b/docs/modules.rst
index c6dd4a1..cca2f2c 100644
--- a/docs/modules.rst
+++ b/docs/modules.rst
@@ -295,3 +295,34 @@ Do you remember your *ls* command, you can pass different kind of options as com
TAB completion in your Python interpreter
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+First create a file as *~/.pythonrc* and include the following in that file
+
+::
+
+ import rlcompleter, readline
+ readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete')
+
+
+ history_file = os.path.expanduser('~/.python_history')
+ readline.read_history_file(history_file)
+
+ import atexit
+ atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, history_file)
+
+
+Next, just export PYTHONSTARTUP variable pointing to this file from your *~/.bashrc* file.
+
+::
+
+ export PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pythonrc
+
+
+Now from future whenever you open a bash shell, you will have TAB completion and history of code entered in your
+Python interpreter.
+
+To use it in the current shell, source the bashrc file.
+
+::
+
+ $ source ~/.bashrc
+