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+import readline
+import pdb
+
+# make 'l' an alias to 'longlist'
+pdb.Pdb.do_l = pdb.Pdb.do_longlist
+pdb.Pdb.do_st = pdb.Pdb.do_sticky
+
+class Config(pdb.DefaultConfig):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        readline.parse_and_bind('set convert-meta on')
+        readline.parse_and_bind('Meta-/: complete')
+
+        try:
+            from pygments.formatters import terminal
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.colorscheme = terminal.TERMINAL_COLORS.copy()
+            self.colorscheme.update({
+                terminal.Keyword:            ('darkred',     'red'),
+                terminal.Number:             ('darkyellow',  'yellow'),
+                terminal.String:             ('brown',       'green'),
+                terminal.Name.Function:      ('darkgreen',   'blue'),
+                terminal.Name.Namespace:     ('teal',        'turquoise'),
+                })
+
+