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Python script opening interactive console with current interpreter state. Thanks to readline/rlcompleter, you may use up/down arrows (history browse) or left/right arrows (line edition), see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19754458/python-open-interactive-console-from-script)
"""
Console module provide `copen` method for opening interactive python shell in
the runtime.
"""
import code
import readline
import rlcompleter
def copen(_globals, _locals):
"""
Opens interactive console with current execution state.
Call it with: `console.open(globals(), locals())`
"""
context = _globals.copy()
context.update(_locals)
readline.set_completer(rlcompleter.Completer(context).complete)
readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
shell = code.InteractiveConsole(context)
shell.interact()
import console
example_list = [1, 2, 3]
example_tuple = ('abc', 'def')
console.copen(globals(), locals())
print 'this will be continued'
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ducin commented Oct 8, 2013

After cloning this gist, run

python test.py

in the console and type dir() to see that all modules, variables etc. are available

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