--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python/.pythonstartup	Tue Jun 04 19:24:08 2013 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# python startup file 
+import readline 
+import rlcompleter 
+import atexit 
+import os 
+# tab completion 
+readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete') 
+# history file 
+histfile = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.pythonhistory') 
+try: 
+    readline.read_history_file(histfile) 
+except IOError: 
+    pass 
+atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, histfile) 
+del os, histfile, readline, rlcompleter