For getting history in python REPL. Mostly cribbed from stackoverflow answers

.pythonrc

import atexit
import os
import re
import readline
import rlcompleter
import socket
import _socket
import sys
import time
try:
    from dramafever.episode.models import *
except:
    pass

history = os.path.expanduser('~/.python_history')
readline.read_history_file(history)
if 'libedit' in readline.__doc__:
    readline.parse_and_bind("bind ^I rl_complete")
else:
    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, history)