rlpython 0.1.1

GNU Readline based Python REPL without any external dependencies

rlpython is a GNU Readline based Python REPL without any external dependencies

Examples

>>> import arpgarse
>>> argparse.ArgumentParser
<class 'argparse.ArgumentParser'>

# inspect a python object
>>> argparse.ArgumentParser.add_argument?
       id: 0x7f3046435a70
     type: <class 'function'>
     file: /home/fsc/.pyenv/versions/3.7.9/lib/python3.7/argparse.py:1328
signature: add_argument(self, *args, **kwargs)

# print docstring of a python object
>>> argparse.ArgumentParser.add_argument??
add_argument(dest, ..., name=value, ...)
add_argument(option_string, option_string, ..., name=value, ...)

# open the source code of a python object in your local editor
%edit argparse.ArgumentParser.add_argument

Installation

# pip install rlpython
# rlpython

Starting rlpython from a Python script

import rlpython

rlpython.embed()