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> Someone also said the REPL, and while the REPL in Python is not as powerful as, i.e.: Clojure, it is still something that feels essential for a exploratory workflow that is the scripts case.

Check out IPython if you haven't, the REPL is a game changer.

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What features make it a game changer for you? For me it felt like just a small quality of life improvement, but I've never delved that deeply into its feature set.

- readline functionality and history

- Hints and completions behind the Tab key

- Syntax highlighting as you type, along with auto-indentation

- Dynamic introspection with "?" and "??"

- Being able to run shell commands with "!" and capturing their output with "!!"

- Magic commands behind "%" and "%%"

- File system navigation

I know IPython, and yeah, it is very nice. But most of the time I just to test something fast the default REPL is already enough.

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