def read_history(self, storeOldHistory=False):
        if self._readline and self._historyPath:
            if storeOldHistory:
                self.store_old_history()
            else:
                self._readline.clear_history()

            try:
                self._readline.read_history_file(self._historyPath)
            except __HOLE__:
                pass
dataset/ETHPy150Open sassoftware/conary/conary/lib/epdb_embedded/__init__.py/Epdb.read_history