def load_wdhistory(self, workdir=None):
        """Load history from a text file in user home directory"""
        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