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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:52:35 +0000
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On 18/12/2013 20:17, Jean Dubois wrote:
> I have a python-program which I want to perform its task first, then
> switch to
> the python console to experiment with further commands, using what was
> already
> defined in the python-program.
> I want this as an alternative for what I do now (but which is not very
> efficient):
> I start the python-console and then manually copy-paste line per line from
> the program in the console, then try out possible continuation commands,
> if however something goes wrong I have to redo the whole process.
>
> any suggestions?
> thanks in advance
> jean
>

An alternative to the excellent answer from Jerry Hill is to use the 
iPython %paste command.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence