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behnamoh ◴[15 Oct 24 18:23 UTC] No.41851517[source]▶

I want a Lisp-like REPL for my Python programs that is available to the user who runs my compiled Python program (so, I want compilation as well). The user will be able to interact with my program (instead of just running the main function), change function definitions, etc. and mold the program to their specific use case while it's running.

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1. halfcat ◴[15 Oct 24 21:21 UTC] No.41853249[source]▶

>>41851517 #

I don’t know how this works with the compilation angle, but this is often a life saver:

  try:
    # problem
  except:
    import code
    code.interact(local=locals())

You can add globals() in addition to locals() if desired.

This drops you into the interactive shell and you can go wild. Even works inside interactive code like grabbing a live HTTP request or GUI event to see what’s going on.

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PEP 762 – REPL-acing the default REPL