From b2499669ef2e6dc9a2cdb49b4dc498e078167e26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Sottile Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 01:28:19 -0700 Subject: bpo-19891: Ignore error while writing history file (GH-8483) --- Lib/site.py | 11 ++++++++++- .../next/Library/2018-07-26-08-45-49.bpo-19891.Y-3IiB.rst | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-07-26-08-45-49.bpo-19891.Y-3IiB.rst diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py index 4595244..ffd132b 100644 --- a/Lib/site.py +++ b/Lib/site.py @@ -439,7 +439,16 @@ def enablerlcompleter(): 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 diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-07-26-08-45-49.bpo-19891.Y-3IiB.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-07-26-08-45-49.bpo-19891.Y-3IiB.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..18e10f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-07-26-08-45-49.bpo-19891.Y-3IiB.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Ignore errors caused by missing / non-writable homedir while writing history +during exit of an interactive session. Patch by Anthony Sottile. -- cgit v0.12