python shell

[Paddy]

On May 16, 6:38 pm, Krypto <krypto.wiz... at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been using python shell to test small parts of the big program.
> What other ways can I use the shell effectively. My mentor told me
> that you can virtually do anything from testing your program to
> anything in the shell. Any incite would be useful.

Doctest!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/305292

- Paddy.