How to Load a .py File in the Python Interactive Shell for Debugging?

[sid_galt]

How can I load a .py file in the python interactive shell for debugging?

 

[Coin]

If you open the python interpreter by typing:

python -i filename.py

It will execute filename.py and then drop you into interactive mode with the environment left behind by filename.py.

I sometimes build this directly into my scripts, for example by beginning with:

#!/usr/bin/python -i