Python Console for QGIS

Console
Editor
Settings

The QGIS Python Console is an interactive shell for the python command executions. It also has a python file editor that allows you to edit and save your python scripts. Both console and editor are based on PyQScintilla2 package.
The console is split in two main panes, top and bottom one resizable by using the horizontal splitter. Output area pane is a widget read-only which shows the commands output. You can drag and drop or copy and paste text into input area and execute code snippets from the output pane by selecting some text and clicking on the Enter selected command from the context menu. No matter if selected text contains the interpreter prompt (>>>, ...). Input area pane is the interactive python shell for input commands.
To access to the python file editor use the Show editor button from the toolbar. The editor allows editing and saving python files and it offers basic functionality for managing your code (comment and uncomment code, check syntax, share the code via codepad.org and much more).

Console

Main features:

Code completion, highlighting syntax and calltips for the following APIs:
1. Python
2. PyQGIS
3. PyQt4
4. QScintilla2
5. osgeo-gdal-ogr

Ctrl+Alt+Space to view the auto-completion list.

Ctrl+Shift+Space to view the command history list.

Execute code snippets with the Enter selected command from output pane.

Open QGIS API documentation by typing _api.

Open PyQGIS Cookbook by typing _pyqgis.

Save and clear the command history accessing from context menu of input pane. The history will be saved into the file ~/.qgis2/console_history.txt

Toolbar:

	Clear python console
		Import Processing class
		Import PyQt4.QtCore class
		Tool to import PyQt4.QtGui class
	Run command (like Enter key pressed)
	Settings
	Help

Editor

Main features:

Code completion, highlighting syntax and calltips for the following APIs:
1. Python
2. PyQGIS
3. PyQt4
4. QScintilla2
5. osgeo-gdal-ogr

Ctrl+Space to view the auto-completion list.

Sharing code snippets via codepad.org.

Ctrl+4 Syntax check.

Object inspector: a class and function browser.

Go to an object definition with a mouse click. (from Object inspector)

Execute code snippets with the Enter selected command.

Execute the whole script with the Run script command (this creates a byte-compiled file with the extension .pyc)

Settings

Further settings for python console:

Autocompletion: If checked the code completion is enabled. You can get autocompletion from current document, from installed APIs and both from APIs and current document

Autocompletion threshold: Sets the threshold to display the autocompletion list (in chars typed)

Automatic parentheses insertion: If checked enables the autoclosing for bracket

Auto-save script before running: Allows you to save automatically the script to be executed in order to avoid to save it after any modification. This action will store a temporary file into the temporary system directory that will be automatically deleted after running.

Using preloaded APIs file: You can choose whether use the preload APIs file or load some APIs files saved on your system.

Using prepared APIs file: If checked the *.pap file will be used for code completion. To generate a prepared APIs file you have to load least an *.api file and then compile it by clicking on Compile Apis... button.

Note: To save the state of console's widgets you have to close the Python Console from the close button. This allows you to save the geometry to be restored to the next start.