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<info>
  <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-default-plugins"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2011-03-25" status="final"/>
  <credit type="author">
    <name>Jim Campbell</name>
    <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
  </credit>
</info>

  <title>Add an interactive Python console to the bottom pane</title>

  <p>You can add a Python console to the bottom pane, allowing you to test Python scripts without leaving <app>gedit</app>. To enable the Python console, select <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>Python Console</gui></guiseq>.</p>

  <p>Once the Python console is enabled, you can open it by selecting <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Bottom Pane</gui></guiseq>, or just press <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>F9</key></keyseq>.</p>

  <note style="tip"><p>If you have also enabled the <gui>Embeded Terminal</gui> plugin, the <gui>Python Console</gui> will appear as a separate tab in the bottom pane.</p></note>
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