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  <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-default-plugins"/>
  <desc>Add an interactive Python console to the bottom pane.</desc>

    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">
      <mal:name>Zander Brown</mal:name>
      <mal:email>zbrown@gnome.org</mal:email>
      <mal:years>2020</mal:years>
    </mal:credit>
  </info>

  <title>Python console</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 style="menu">gedit</gui> <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui><gui>Plug-ins</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 Panel</gui></guiseq>.</p>

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