NAME¶

pythonpy - 'python -c', with tab completion and shorthand

SYNOPSIS¶

py [-x] [-l] [-c PRE_CMD] [-C POST_CMD] [-V] [-h] [expression]

DESCRIPTION¶

pythonpy will evaluate any Python expression from the command line.

This will be done by the same Python interpreter that runs it. As this version uses Python 3, it is compatible with Python 3 syntax only.

OPTIONS¶

-x

Treat each row of stdin as x

-l

Treat list of stdin as l

-c PRE_CMD

Run code before expression

-C POST_CMD

Run code after expression

-V, --version

Version info

-h, --help

Show help message and exit

EXAMPLES¶

Float arithmetic:

    $ py '3 * 1.5'

    $ py 'math.exp(1)'

    $ py 'range(3)' | py -x 'int(x)*7'

    $ find . -type f | py -x '"rm %s" % x' | sh

SEE ALSO¶

python(1)

BUGS¶

Bugs should be reported as issues at the project's GitHub page: <https://github.com/Russell91/pythonpy/issues>

AUTHOR¶

pythonpy is developed by Russell Stewart <russell.s.stewart@gmail.com>.

This man page was written by Tiago Ilieve <tiago.myhro@gmail.com> for the Debian distribution (but it may be used by others).