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+# OpenEmbedded sitecustomize.py (C) 2002-2008 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>
+# GPLv2 or later
+# Version: 20081123
+# Features:
+# * set proper default encoding
+# * enable readline completion in the interactive interpreter
+# * load command line history on startup
+# * save command line history on exit 
+
+import os
+
+def __exithandler():
+    try:
+        readline.write_history_file( "%s/.python-history" % os.getenv( "HOME", "/tmp" ) )
+    except IOError:
+        pass
+
+def __registerExitHandler():
+    import atexit
+    atexit.register( __exithandler )
+
+def __enableReadlineSupport():
+    readline.set_history_length( 1000 )
+    readline.parse_and_bind( "tab: complete" )
+    try:
+        readline.read_history_file( "%s/.python-history" % os.getenv( "HOME", "/tmp" ) )
+    except IOError:
+        pass
+
+import sys
+try:
+    import rlcompleter, readline
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+else:
+    __registerExitHandler()
+    __enableReadlineSupport()