python shell

[Cameron Laird]

In article <1179552984.466321.137550 at u30g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
Paddy  <paddy3118 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>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
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<URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DocTest > will probably prove more fruitful.

While I don't like follow-ups which consist of trivial corrections, I *very*
much want to encourage readers to explore Doctest more deeply; it deserves the 
attention, even at the cost of appearing pedantic.