Question

I read an article about a month ago about a couple of methods you could throw in you sitecustomize.py file to keep track of some different activities as you typed though your session (some features include statement number, and on multiple lines of input, which line you were on, as well as input/output indicators).

Are there any good (read: useful) alternatives to the default chevron I could look into, or is it worth my time?

_{also, if anyone’s seen that link I mentioned, I’d appreciate it if you posted it as a comment…}

Answer 1

You can set the default chevron to whatever you want and find what works best for you. Simply set sys.ps1 to different values and play with it, you can also set sys.ps2 to change the ... take a look at this question: Automatically execute commands on launching python shell to see how to set those automatically.