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diff --git a/python/.config/python/startup.py b/python/.config/python/startup.py
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+# Store interactive Python shell history in ~/.cache/python/history
+# instead of ~/.python_history.
+#
+# Create the following .config/python/startup.py file
+# and export its path using PYTHONSTARTUP environment variable:
+#
+# export PYTHONSTARTUP="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/python/startup.py"
+
+import atexit
+import os
+import readline
+
+xdg_cache = os.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", os.path.expanduser("~/.cache"))
+xdg_python_history = os.path.join(xdg_cache, "python", "history")
+
+histfile = os.getenv("PYTHONHISTFILE", xdg_python_history)
+alt_histfile = os.path.expanduser("~/.python_history")
+
+if not os.path.exists(histfile) and os.path.exists(alt_histfile):
+    histfile = alt_histfile
+
+histfile = os.path.abspath(histfile)
+cache_directory, _ = os.path.split(histfile)
+
+os.makedirs(cache_directory, exist_ok=True)
+
+try:
+    readline.read_history_file(histfile)
+    readline.set_history_length(1000)
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    pass
+
+atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, histfile)