[IPython-user] embedding a shell in gtk app

[John Hunter]

I have a gtk app that I would like to interact with from the shell.  I
am wondering if this is possible with the new changes to support gtk
threading.  The naive thing, just using IPShellEmbed, freezes the
app.  Here is the play gtk app I am testing with

Basically, I want to be able to access interactively some vtk objects
my app creates, to call methods on them, etc.  I am not interested in
scripting the GTK specific stuff at this time....

JDH

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk

def hello(event):
    print "Hello World"
    return gtk.TRUE

window = gtk.Window()
window.set_name("Test Input")
window.connect("destroy", gtk.mainquit)

vbox = gtk.VBox(spacing=3)
window.add(vbox)
vbox.show()

button = gtk.Button("Hello World")
button.connect("clicked", hello)
button.show()
vbox.pack_start(button, expand=gtk.FALSE, fill=gtk.FALSE)


from IPython.Shell import IPShellEmbed
def ishell(*args):
    ipshell = IPShellEmbed([], banner='Pea brains, untie!')
    ipshell(header='This is not a header')

button = gtk.Button("Shell")
button.connect("clicked", ishell)
button.show()
vbox.pack_start(button, expand=gtk.FALSE, fill=gtk.FALSE)

button = gtk.Button("Quit")
button.connect("clicked", gtk.mainquit)
button.show()
vbox.pack_start(button, expand=gtk.FALSE, fill=gtk.FALSE)


window.show()
gtk.mainloop()