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.
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