ipython console

scripts/ipython_console.py

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+from PySide6.QtCore import QTimer
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
+from qtconsole.inprocess import QtInProcessKernelManager
+from qtconsole.rich_jupyter_widget import RichJupyterWidget
+
+from compas.geometry import Box
+from compas.geometry import Frame
+from compas_viewer import Viewer
+
+
+class ConsoleWindow(QWidget):
+    """
+    A separate, top-level window that contains an IPython console.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, namespace=None, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setWindowTitle("IPython Console")
+        self.resize(600, 400)
+
+        # 1. Create the In-Process Kernel
+        kernel_manager = QtInProcessKernelManager()
+        kernel_manager.start_kernel()
+
+        # 2. Create the console widget
+        kernel_client = kernel_manager.client()
+        kernel_client.start_channels()
+        console_widget = RichJupyterWidget()
+        console_widget.kernel_manager = kernel_manager
+        console_widget.kernel_client = kernel_client
+
+        # 3. Push initial variables into the kernel's namespace
+        if namespace:
+            kernel_manager.kernel.shell.push(namespace)
+
+        # 4. Set up the layout for this window
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(console_widget)
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        print("\nIPython console launched in a separate window.")
+        print("Use the 'viewer' variable to interact with the scene.")
+
+
+# --- Main execution block ---
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    viewer = Viewer(show_grid=True)
+    box = Box(frame=Frame.worldXY())
+    viewer.scene.add(box, name="MyBox")
+
+    # define the namespace to share with the console
+    shared_namespace = {
+        "viewer": viewer,
+        "box": box,
+        "app": viewer.app,  # The QApplication instance
+        # You can add other useful imports here
+        "Box": Box,
+        "Frame": Frame,
+    }
+
+    # create the separate console window
+    console_window = ConsoleWindow(namespace=shared_namespace)
+
+    # only show the console window after the viewer rendering loop is started
+    # QTimer.singleShot is used to post the call to the `show` method after
+    # the event loop started
+    QTimer.singleShot(0, console_window.show)
+
+    viewer.show()