_pythonstartup

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Disable print statement in Python 2.
from __future__ import print_function

# From http://stackoverflow.com/a/4289945
import readline
import rlcompleter
import atexit
import os

# tab completion
readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete')

# history file
histfile = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.pythonhistory')
try:
 readline.read_history_file(histfile)
except IOError:
 pass

atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, histfile)

del os, histfile, readline, rlcompleter