How to write a python console application with REPL

Question

I am currently developing a console application in python.It takes commands from the terminal in the format <my-python-module.py> <command> <other-args> However i want to drop into REPL and when i write

my-program

It should do like the fololowing

my-program> command 1
my-program> command 2
my-program> exit
good-bye!

How do i do that?

Probable duplicate of stackoverflow.com/questions/1395913/… — AlokThakur
– AlokThakur, Commented Feb 3, 2016 at 5:19

Ben Graham · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-03 05:24:27Z

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The standard library has cmd which gives you "support for line-oriented command interpreters":

The Cmd class provides a simple framework for writing line-oriented command interpreters. These are often useful for test harnesses, administrative tools, and prototypes that will later be wrapped in a more sophisticated interface

There's also prompt-toolkit:

prompt_toolkit is a library for building powerful interactive command lines and terminal applications in Python.

answered Feb 3, 2016 at 5:24

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