python shell in Sublime text 3

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I have recently downloaded Sublime Text 3 and since it does not have a Python shell, I have downloaded SublimeREPL, but every time I run the code by SublimeREPL >>> Python >>> Python - Run current file I get ***Repl Closed*** text after the output, which prevents me from interacting with the shell. Is there any way around this?

If you are using Windows, you can simply use the Command Prompt, first by entering the folder where your .py is located: cd . Assuming you have one python version installed, you can then type in python filename.py . If you are on Linux, python will come preinstalled. Open the terminal, enter the directory of your file: cd . The if you are using Python 3, type in python3 filename.py, if you are using Python 2, type in python filename.py . Hope it helps :) — Mahir Islam, Jul 22 '18 at 06:03
@Flint the programs compile just fine, but in IDLE, i was capable of doing additional operations in shell after program was executed, like checking what values certain variables hold etc. But with ***repl closed*** I cannot do that — Ach113, Jul 22 '18 at 06:39
a python code can be loaded from a running program, that's why I asked if the program did terminate. In a interactive mode, with, say, a rendering thread, it's perfectly possible to interact with a running program and enter commands to modify some values on the fly. Of course that good IDLE keeps the interpreter open, since it continues to run IDLE itself. — Flint, Jul 22 '18 at 11:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '18 at 11:46

Well not 100% convinced by SublimeREPL, but let's get straight to the solution :

Find the Python configuration

~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/SublimeREPL/config/Python/Main.sublime-menu

add the -i flag to the python command in this section (you're also free to create a new one)

{"command": "repl_open",
 "caption": "Python - RUN current file",
 "id": "repl_python_run",
 "mnemonic": "R",
 "args": {
    "type": "subprocess",
    "encoding": "utf8",

"cmd": ["python", "-i" ,"-u", "$file_basename"],

    "cwd": "$file_path",
    "syntax": "Packages/Python/Python.tmLanguage",
    "external_id": "python",
    "extend_env": {"PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8"}

Now the interpreter stays open upon program completion.

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