Forcing interactive interpreter without (-i)

[Miki Tebeka]

Hello All,

If there a way a script can tell Python to enter interactive mode even if
the -i command line switch was not given?

I want py2exe to create an interactive session, without writing my own
REPL.

Thanks.

 

[Thomas Heller]

Hello All,

If there a way a script can tell Python to enter interactive mode even if
the -i command line switch was not given?

I want py2exe to create an interactive session, without writing my own
REPL.

IIRC, in newer Python versions, you can set the PYTHONINSPECT env var inside
your script.

Thomas

 

[Fuzzyman]

In Movable Python I use IPython and code.InteractiveConsole to provide
interactive sessions.

See the file 'movpy.py' in the source distribution to see the code.
Note that to get IPython working with py2exe you must effectively do an
explicit `import site`.

def interactive(localvars=None):
"""A very simple function to embed an interactive interpreter into

movpy."""
# could have the banner passed in as an optional argument, plus
maybe the IPython config file location

IPShellEmbed = None
try:
from IPython.Shell import IPShellEmbed
except ImportError:
pass

if not IPShellEmbed or IPOFF:
if localvars == None:
localvars = sys._getframe(0).f_back.f_locals #

extract locals from the calling frame - taken from IPython

from code import InteractiveConsole
con = InteractiveConsole(localvars)
con.interact()
else:
banner = 'Movable Python\nIPython Interactive Shell. See the

manual for a list of features and tips.\nCtrl-D to exit.'

argv = ['-ipythondir', libdir] # where to find the ipython config file
ipshell = IPShellEmbed(argv, banner=banner)
ipshell()

http://sourceforge.net/projects/movpy
Regards,

Fuzzy
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml