diff --git a/.config/python/repl_startup.py b/.config/python/repl_startup.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.config/python/repl_startup.py
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+import atexit
+import os
+import readline
+
+
+xdg_data_home = os.getenv('XDG_DATA_HOME', os.path.expanduser('~/.data'))
+data_dir = os.path.join(xdg_data_home, 'python')
+readline_history_file = os.path.join(data_dir, 'history')
+
+try:
+    readline.read_history_file(readline_history_file)
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    os.makedirs(data_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    open(readline_history_file, 'wb').close()
+    readline.read_history_file(readline_history_file)
+
+readline.set_history_length(1000000)
+
+atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, readline_history_file)