InteractiveConsole locals parameter

[Bruce Edge]

I can't get my __main__.__dict__ passed to an InteractiveConsole:

def run_python():
	import code
	import __main__
	locals = __main__.__dict__
	x = code.InteractiveConsole(locals)
	x.interact("")

Shouldn't this have the same namespace as my main interpreter?

If not, how can I get my main interp namespace propagated down to my
InteractiveConsole?

Are there any detailed docs on this? 
I've read all the ones I can find.

Thanks, Bruce.


Here's my test:

Python 2.0 (#42, Mar 15 2001, 13:24:46) 
[GCC 2.95.3 20010219 (prerelease)] on linux2
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

>>> from CLI import *	<--run my CLI app

k-> 
k-> python 		<-- command to start subshell, calls run_python, above
>>> dir()		<-- this is all that's defined
['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__name__', 'atexit', 'histfile', 'os',
'readline', 'rlcompleter', 'savehist', 'sys']
>>> 
>>> 			<-- exit subshell
k-> 			<-- exit app
>>> dir()		<-- top level, this is what I want in my subshell:
['CommandException', 'KCompleter', 'Kcmd', 'Port', 'Zone',
'__builtins__', '__doc__', '__name__', 'atexit', 'basedir', 'cNode',
'cOpt', 'cType', 'cli', 'cmd', 'cmds', 'copy', 'ctree', 'dprintf',
'dprintf_exception', 'dprintf_init', 'dprintf_level', 'histfile',
'histname', 'kcmd', 'kcompl', 'kcomplMode', 'kcompleter', 'kinterp',
'kuser', 'mType', 'main', 'modules', 'nType', 'os', 'port', 're',
'readline', 'register_new_command', 'rights', 'rlcompleter', 'savehist',
'sl', 'string', 'sys', 'tokens', 'topcmds', 'traceback', 'types',
'util']