python-interactive

Randomly change the prompt in the Python interpreter Question: It’s kind of boring to always see the >>> prompt in Python. What would be the best way to go about randomly changing the prompt prefix? I imagine an interaction like: This is a tobbaconist!>> import sys Sorry?>> import math Sorry?>> print sys.ps1 Sorry? What?>> Asked …

What is the meaning of a forward slash "/" in a Python method signature, as shown by help(foo)? Question: In the signature returned interactively by help(foo), what is the meaning of a /? In [37]: help(object.__eq__) Help on wrapper_descriptor: __eq__(self, value, /) Return self==value. In [55]: help(object.__init__) Help on wrapper_descriptor: __init__(self, /, *args, **kwargs) Initialize …