tldr/pages/common/python.md

python

Python language interpreter. More information: https://www.python.org.

• Start a REPL (interactive shell):

python

• Execute script in a given Python file:

python {{script.py}}

• Execute script as part of an interactive shell:

python -i {{script.py}}

• Execute a Python expression:

python -c "{{expression}}"

• Run the script of the specified library module:

python -m {{module}} {{arguments}}

• Install a package using pip:

python -m pip install {{package_name}}

• Interactively debug a Python script:

python -m pdb {{script.py}}

• Start the built-in HTTP server on port 8000 in the current directory:

python -m {{http.server}}