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Getting to Know the Python Standard REPL (Summary)
You’ve learned how to work with Python in interactive mode using the standard shell, or REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop). This tool comes in every Python installation so that you can use it at any moment to test new ideas, explore and experiment with new tools and libraries, refactor and debug your code, try out examples, and more.
In this video course, you’ve learned how to:
- Start the Python standard REPL from your command line
- Use the REPL to write and execute Python code
- Edit, modify, and reuse code in an interactive session
- Access Python’s built-in help system and introspect your code
- Fine-tune some features of the Python standard REPL
- Understand the REPL’s missing features
You’ve also learned about alternative and feature-rich REPLs, such as IDLE, IPython, bpython, and ptpython, which provide IDE-like features that can highly improve your user experience and productivity while working in interactive mode.
Further Reading:
- Python IDEs and Code Editors (Guide)
- How to Run Your Python Scripts
- Interacting With Python
- Getting Started With Python IDLE
- Refactoring Python Applications for Simplicity
- Python Modules and Packages – An Introduction
- Python Scope & the LEGB Rule: Resolving Names in Your Code
- Namespaces and Scope in Python
PYTHONSTARTUPDocumentation- Understanding the Python Traceback
help()Documentation- Rich Documentation
- Prettify Your Data Structures With Pretty Print in Python
Related Courses:
- Finding the Perfect Python Code Editor
- Running Python Scripts
- Starting With Python IDLE
- Python Modules and Packages: An Introduction
- Getting the Most Out of a Python Traceback
- Navigating Namespaces and Scope in Python
Alternative REPLs:
Congratulations, you made it to the end of the course! What’s your #1 takeaway or favorite thing you learned? How are you going to put your newfound skills to use? Leave a comment in the discussion section and let us know.
00:00 Summary. Well done. You’ve made it to the end of the course. You’ve learned how to work with Python in interactive mode using the standard shell, or REPL.
00:10 This tool comes in every Python installation so that you can use it at any moment to test new ideas, explore and experiment with new tools and libraries, refactor and debug your code, try out examples, and more.
00:25 In this course, you’ve learned how to start the Python standard REPL from the command line; use the REPL to write and execute Python code; edit, modify, and reuse code in an interactive session; access Python’s built-in help system and introspect your code; fine-tune some features of the Python standard REPL; and understand the REPL’s missing features.
00:48 You’ve also learned about alternative and feature-rich REPLs, which provide IDE-like features and can improve your user experience and productivity while working in interactive mode.
01:00 With this knowledge, you should be able to customize the standard REPL or choose an alternative that works best for you, allowing you to be most efficient in your Python coding journey.
01:10 We hope you found this course useful, and we’ll see you again soon at realpython.com.
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