Getting the Most Out of the Python Standard REPL – Certificate of Completion

The Python Standard REPL: Try Out Code and Ideas Quickly

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The Python Standard REPL: Try Out Code and Ideas Quickly

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Getting the Most Out of the Python Standard REPL

a course of study offered by Real Python (realpython.com), an online learning platform and expert community for Python software developers.

Completion Date: Sept. 15, 2025

Verification ID: 7c8d3066-afd6-4b3b-8e2d-0edcad293621

Course Description

Skill level: basics

In this video course, you'll learn how to use the Python standard REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) to run your code interactively. This tool will allow you to test new ideas, explore and experiment with new tools and libraries, refactor and debug your code, try out examples, and more.

Getting to Know the Python Standard REPL

1. Getting the Most Out of the Python Standard REPL (Overview)

2. Getting to Know the Python Standard REPL

3. Starting and Ending REPL Interactive Sessions

4. Exercise: Compute the Mean of Your Data

Running Code in the Standard REPL

1. Running Code in a REPL Session

2. Errors, Special Variables, and Reloading Imported Modules

3. Exercise: Sort a List in Place

Doing More With Your Code in the Standard REPL

1. Editing Code in the Standard REPL

2. Getting Help and Introspecting Code in the Standard REPL

3. Exercise: Introspect an Object

Making the Python REPL Your Own

1. Customizing the Standard REPL

2. Colorizing REPL Output With Rich

3. Missing Features and Alternative REPLs

4. Exercise: Guard an Optional Import

5. Getting to Know the Python Standard REPL (Summary)

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