#25991: fix readline example to limit history size. Patch by Daniel Dye.
diff --git a/Doc/library/readline.rst b/Doc/library/readline.rst
index b3d765c..5433405 100644
--- a/Doc/library/readline.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/readline.rst
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@
histfile = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".python_history")
try:
readline.read_history_file(histfile)
+ # default history len is -1 (infinite), which may grow unruly
+ readline.set_history_length(1000)
except FileNotFoundError:
pass
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@
def save(prev_h_len, histfile):
new_h_len = readline.get_history_length()
+ readline.set_history_length(1000)
readline.append_history_file(new_h_len - prev_h_len, histfile)
atexit.register(save, h_len, histfile)
@@ -261,4 +264,5 @@
atexit.register(self.save_history, histfile)
def save_history(self, histfile):
+ readline.set_history_length(1000)
readline.write_history_file(histfile)