Resume code execution from code.interact() in Python

Question

After opening an interactive console while debugging using

code.interact(local=locals())

How can I resume code execution. I have checked the docs for the 'code' module and search stack overflow but cannot find anything.

Answer 1

It's the same way you exit any Python interpreter session: send an end-of-file character.

That's Ctrl-D on Linux or Ctrl-Z Enter on Windows.

Answer 2

If like me you always forget to hit Ctrl-D, you can wrap up your prompt in a try/except block:

try:
    code.interact(local=locals())
except SystemExit:
    pass