Returning values from function to Python shell/IPython

[Jorge Vargas]

On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Karlo Lozovina <_karlo_ at mosor.net> wrote:
> Jorge Vargas wrote:
>
>  > well after all it's a function so the only ways you can get things out
>  > of it are:
>  > - return a dict with all the objects
>  > - use global (very messy)
>  > - use a decorator to do either of the above.
>
>  Messy, all of those... :(.
>
>
>  > on the other hand have you consider using a proper test package?
>  > instead of inspecting the objects manually from the shell you could
>  > make it all automatic. with assert statements. you could use the std.
>  > python testing modules http://docs.python.org/lib/development.html or
>  > something less verbosed like nose
>
>  Usually, I'm using standard Python testing modules, but sometimes that is
>  just an overkill. Sometimes I like to do 'exploratory programming',
>  especially in the early phases of development - create a bunch of objects I
>  want to play with and do that from IPython. Only way I found out to
>  somewhat automate this procedure is to have a function that creates all of
>  the test objects, and then raises an exception at the end. IPython starts
>  ipdb, so I can work with the objects the function created (without copying
>  them back to the shell). But this somehow looks too hack-ish for me, so I
>  was wondering if there was an alternative...
>
ohhh if that is the case then what you are doing seems to be the
optimal. Just have module lvl code ran the testing in fact I don't
even put those into the if __name__, the reason is that this is just
temp testing that will later become real unit testing, and will never
hit a production app. it gives you the most flexibility.
>  Anyway, thanks for your answer ;).
>
welcome
>
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