PythonEmbeded.py

#
# this code is based on
# stackoverflow.com/questions/11513132/embedding-ipython-qt-console-in-a-pyqt-application
# stackoverflow.com/questions/26666583/embedding-ipython-qtconsole-and-passing-objects
#
# version 1.0 -- 2020-04-24 -- JLC -- Initial revision
#

from qtconsole.qt import QtGui
from qtconsole.rich_jupyter_widget import RichJupyterWidget
from qtconsole.inprocess import QtInProcessKernelManager


class ConsoleWidget(RichJupyterWidget):


    def __init__(self, customBanner=None, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        if customBanner is not None:
            self.banner = customBanner

        self.font_size = 6
        self.kernel_manager = QtInProcessKernelManager()
        self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(show_banner=False)
        self.kernel_manager.kernel.gui = 'qt'
        self.kernel_client = self.kernel_manager.client()
        self.kernel_client.start_channels()

        def stop():
            self.kernel_client.stop_channels()
            kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
            guisupport.get_app_qt().exit()

        self.exit_requested.connect(stop)

    def push_vars(self, variableDict):
        """
        Given a dictionary containing name / value pairs, push those variables
        to the Jupyter console widget
        """
        self.kernel_manager.kernel.shell.push(variableDict)

    def clear(self):
        """
        Clears the terminal
        """
        self._control.clear()

    def print_text(self, text):
        """
        Prints some plain text to the console
        """
        self._append_plain_text(text)

    def execute_command(self, command):
        """
        Execute a command in the frame of the console widget
        """
        self._execute(command, False)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = QtGui.QApplication([])
    widget = ConsoleWidget()
    widget.show()
    app.exec_()