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ptpython:tldr:9ae91
ptpython: Execute a specific Python file.
$ ptpython ${filename-py}
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This command is using the ptpython
command line tool to open an interactive Python shell with the specified Python file as an argument.
Explanation of each part of the command:
ptpython
: This is the command to start theptpython
interactive Python shell.ptpython
is an alternative Python interpreter with additional features such as syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and history navigation.${filename-py}
: This refers to a variable calledfilename
with the suffix-py
appended to it. The${}
is a syntax used by some command interpreters to substitute the value of a variable. In this case, it means that the value of thefilename
variable with.py
appended to it will be used as an argument toptpython
. The actual value of thefilename
variable depends on the context in which the command is executed.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.