Function start_python_console

scrapy/utils/console.py:122–138

Start Python console bound to the given namespace. Readline support and tab completion will be used on Unix, if available.

(
    namespace: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    banner: str = "",
    shells: Iterable[str] | None = None,
)

def start_python_console(
    namespace: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    banner: str = "",
    shells: Iterable[str] | None = None,
) -> None:
    """Start Python console bound to the given namespace.
    Readline support and tab completion will be used on Unix, if available.
    """
    if namespace is None:
        namespace = {}

    try:
        shell = get_shell_embed_func(shells)
        if shell is not None:
            shell(namespace=namespace, banner=banner)
    except SystemExit:  # raised when using exit() in python code.interact
        pass