[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): #25991: fix readline example to limit history size. Patch by Daniel Dye.

[ezio.melotti]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9a2c891a4333
changeset:   99860:9a2c891a4333
branch:      2.7
parent:      99852:609226a23086
user:        Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com>
date:        Mon Jan 11 23:30:15 2016 +0200
summary:
  #25991: fix readline example to limit history size.  Patch by Daniel Dye.

files:
  Doc/library/readline.rst |  3 +++
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/readline.rst b/Doc/library/readline.rst
--- a/Doc/library/readline.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/readline.rst
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@
    histfile = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".pyhist")
    try:
        readline.read_history_file(histfile)
+       # default history len is -1 (infinite), which may grow unruly
+       readline.set_history_length(1000)
    except IOError:
        pass
    import atexit
@@ -244,5 +246,6 @@
                atexit.register(self.save_history, histfile)
 
        def save_history(self, histfile):
+           readline.set_history_length(1000)
            readline.write_history_file(histfile)
 

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython