From 039e00aa665b91e47d2625457092309bfad6b0ac 2011-09-29 19:56:47
From: Thomas Kluyver <takowl@gmail.com>
Date: 2011-09-29 19:56:47
Subject: [PATCH] Merge branch 'get-range-session-max-index'

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diff --git a/IPython/core/history.py b/IPython/core/history.py
index 186310f..3a81754 100644
--- a/IPython/core/history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/history.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class HistoryManager(Configurable):
         n = len(input_hist)
         if start < 0:
             start += n
-        if not stop:
+        if not stop or (stop > n):
             stop = n
         elif stop < 0:
             stop += n
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
index f9536d7..a1f4530 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ def test_history():
             
             nt.assert_equal(ip.history_manager.input_hist_raw, [''] + hist)
             
+            # Check whether specifying a range beyond the end of the current 
+            # session results in an error (gh-804)
+            ip.magic('%hist 2-500')
             
             # New session
             ip.history_manager.reset()