# Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Martin Slouf <martin.slouf@sourceforge.net>
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"""Support for embedded *IPython* invocation.
This module is not imported into public *summer* namespace, so you
should import it directly::
from summer import ipythonutils
"""
import inspect
[docs]def run_ipshell(banner: str=None, local_variables: dict=None):
"""Runs an embedded *IPython* interpretter at the place of your call.
To invoke the interpreter at the place of your choice::
from summer.ipythonutils import run_ipshell
run_ipshell()
Args:
banner (str): banner (greeting) to be used
local_variables (dict): dictionary of variables accessible through
``l`` variable in invoked shell, defaults
to current ``locals()``
"""
from IPython.terminal.embed import InteractiveShellEmbed
banner1 = """
Entering embedded IPython interpreter.
See 'l' (dictionary) holding local variables of caller context.
Module 'pprint' is imported.
"""
if banner:
banner1 += "\n" + banner
exit_msg = "Leaving embedded IPython interpreter"
ipshell = InteractiveShellEmbed(banner1=banner1,
exit_msg=exit_msg)
previous_frame = inspect.currentframe().f_back
try:
# NOTE martin.slouf -- import pprint for debugging purposes
import pprint
# NOTE martin.slouf -- get locals
l = previous_frame.f_locals
if local_variables:
l = local_variables
ipshell()
finally:
# NOTE martin.slouf -- always delete frame in finally block to
# prevent reference cycles
del previous_frame