diff --git a/misc/xdg.nix b/misc/xdg.nix
index d44a7bd..cb75e09 100644
--- a/misc/xdg.nix
+++ b/misc/xdg.nix
@@ -42,5 +42,34 @@ in {
       templates = "${HOME}/templates";
       videos = "${HOME}/videos";
     };
+
+    home.file = {
+      ".config/python/pythonrc".text = ''
+
+
+        def is_vanilla() -> bool:
+          import sys
+          return not hasattr(__builtins__, '__IPYTHON__') and 'bpython' not in sys.argv[0]
+
+        def setup_history():
+            import os
+            import atexit
+            import readline
+            from pathlib import Path
+
+            if state_home := os.environ.get('XDG_STATE_HOME'):
+                state_home = Path(state_home)
+            else:
+                state_home = Path.home() / '.local' / 'state'
+
+            history: Path = state_home / 'python_history'
+
+            readline.read_history_file(str(history))
+            atexit.register(readline.write_history_file, str(history))
+
+        if is_vanilla():
+            setup_history()
+      '';
+    };
   };
 }