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bpo-31537: Update readline documentation example. (GH-3925) (GH-3948) · python/cpython@10eb14e

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try:

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readline.read_history_file(histfile)

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h_len = readline.get_history_length()

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h_len = readline.get_current_history_length()

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except FileNotFoundError:

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open(histfile, 'wb').close()

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h_len = 0

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def save(prev_h_len, histfile):

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new_h_len = readline.get_history_length()

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new_h_len = readline.get_current_history_length()

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readline.set_history_length(1000)

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readline.append_history_file(new_h_len - prev_h_len, histfile)

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atexit.register(save, h_len, histfile)

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Fix incorrect usage of ``get_history_length`` in readline documentation

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example code. Patch by Brad Smith.