interactive python shell

[Fernando Pérez]

ian reinhart geiser wrote:

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> Greetings
> I have an python application and I would like to provide a "console" in the
> application where users can have an interactive session with python that has
> all of the applications enviroment.  This is for debugging the system in
> real time.
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> Is there an easy way to do this?  All it needs to do is execute commands and
> return data.  I am using PyQt for my GUI, so it would be cool to fit into
> there, but I can get away with a input line and a display view if that is
> easier.  This is not for production, only to make a more useful debug tool.

Check out 

http://www-hep.colorado.edu/~fperez/ipython/

Please grab the latest version (.10pre3 as of now), as it includes a number of 
fixes specifically for what you want to do. With IPython, there's a class for 
embedding exactly as you want, docs and examples are provided. If you end up 
using it, let me know how it goes.

Cheers,

f.