Getting to know Python

[Adrian Eyre]

> How do I access the shell from the interpreter to enter commands like
> clear, ls, cp, etc.

If you're using a shell with job control, I'd cheat, and do this:

bash[87]$ python
Python 1.5.1 (#1, Oct  8 1998, 14:38:24) [C] on sunos5
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> print "Hello world"
Hello world
>>> ^Z
[1]+  Stopped                 python
bash[88]$ ls
mail/       root@       u@          otherstuff@
bin@        tmp/
bash[89]$ fg
python

>>> print "Hello world"
Hello world

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