Python console

Introduction
The Python console is a panel that runs an instance of the Python interpreter which can be used to control FreeCAD processes, create and modify objects and their properties.



Scripting
FreeCAD scripting basics.



Actions
Right click on the Python console shows some commands:
 * : stores the selected text in the clipboard for later pasting; it is disabled if nothing is selected.
 * : stores the selected command in the clipboard for later pasting; it is disabled if nothing is selected.
 * : copy the entire history of Python commands entered in this session.
 * : save the entire history of Python commands entered in this session to a text file.
 * : paste previously copied text in the clipboard to the Python console.
 * : selects all text in the Python console.
 * : erases all commands entered into the Python console. This is useful if the Python console is full of messages and previously entered commands that may be distracting when testing a new function. This is merely aesthetic, as this command doesn't delete existing variables nor clears the imported modules in the session.
 * : opens a dialog to search for a file in the system, then it inserts the full path of the file. This is useful to test functions that process an input file, without having to write the entire name in the console, which is error prone. This command does not run the file, and does not import it as a Python module, it just returns the full path of that file.
 * : wrap very long lines that exceed the horizontal dimension of the Python console.