added read_history_file and write_history_file
XXX should perhaps support history truncation as well
diff --git a/Modules/readline.c b/Modules/readline.c
index 1bb60a8..9b7bcaf 100644
--- a/Modules/readline.c
+++ b/Modules/readline.c
@@ -94,6 +94,54 @@
";
+/* Exported function to load a readline history file */
+
+static PyObject *
+read_history_file(self, args)
+ PyObject *self;
+ PyObject *args;
+{
+ char *s = NULL;
+ if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|z:read_history_file", &s))
+ return NULL;
+ errno = read_history(s);
+ if (errno)
+ return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_IOError);
+ Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+ return Py_None;
+}
+
+static char doc_read_history_file[] = "\
+read_history_file([filename]) -> None\n\
+Load a readline history file.\n\
+The default filename is ~/.history.\
+";
+
+
+/* Exported function to save a readline history file */
+
+static PyObject *
+write_history_file(self, args)
+ PyObject *self;
+ PyObject *args;
+{
+ char *s = NULL;
+ if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|z:write_history_file", &s))
+ return NULL;
+ errno = write_history(s);
+ if (errno)
+ return PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_IOError);
+ Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+ return Py_None;
+}
+
+static char doc_write_history_file[] = "\
+write_history_file([filename]) -> None\n\
+Save a readline history file.\n\
+The default filename is ~/.history.\
+";
+
+
/* Exported function to specify a word completer in Python */
static PyObject *completer = NULL;
@@ -261,6 +309,8 @@
{"get_line_buffer", get_line_buffer, 0, doc_get_line_buffer},
{"insert_text", insert_text, 1, doc_insert_text},
{"read_init_file", read_init_file, 1, doc_read_init_file},
+ {"read_history_file", read_history_file, 1, doc_read_history_file},
+ {"write_history_file", write_history_file, 1, doc_write_history_file},
{"set_completer", set_completer, 1, doc_set_completer},
{"get_begidx", get_begidx, 0, doc_get_begidx},
{"get_endidx", get_endidx, 0, doc_get_endidx},