code: def load_wdhistory(self, workdir=None):
          
          if osp.isfile(self.LOG_PATH):
              wdhistory, _ = encoding.readlines(self.LOG_PATH)
              wdhistory = [name for name in wdhistory if os.path.isdir(name)]
          else:
              if workdir is None:
                  workdir = get_home_dir()
              wdhistory = [ workdir ]
          return wdhistory
docs: Load history from a text file in user home directory