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bpo-19891: ignore error writing history with no homedir #8483

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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion Lib/site.py
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Expand Up @@ -439,7 +439,16 @@ def register_readline():
readline.read_history_file(history)
except OSError:
pass
atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, history)

def write_history():
try:
readline.write_history_file(history)
except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError):
# home directory does not exist or is not writable
# https://bugs.python.org/issue19891
pass

atexit.register(write_history)

sys.__interactivehook__ = register_readline

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-07-26-08-45-49.bpo-19891.Y-3IiB.rst
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Ignore errors caused by missing / non-writable homedir while writing history
during exit of an interactive session. Patch by Anthony Sottile.