Easy way to run python script in blender python console?

Question

When I press "run script" with a python script in the Text Editor, it runs, but seems to spawn some new invisible python interpreter. I'd like it to run in the Python Console that I already have open. Is there a way to do this?

As it stands now, I'm copying and pasting from the Editor to the Console, which sure is tedious.

Answer 1

In Blender 2.80 and higher, you can use as_module().

In the above example, an unsaved text editor shows this code:

def myTestFunc():
    print('This is my test function, running')

print('This is my test module, running')

Then, in the Blender Python console on the left, you can import this:

myModule = bpy.data.texts[0].as_module()

Note that since this is my only text file, I've used texts[0] to reference it. If you had multiple, you would reference by name, such as texts["Text"] or similar.

Note that anytime the source code changes, you will have to re-run the as_module() command again to pick up the changes.

Finally, I can call functions from the module I imported, like so:

myModule.myTestFunc()

This uses the variable name that was assigned by the as_module() line, and looks for a named function within that module to call.

Answer 2

In the text editor, make sure that the code you want to run is callable (f.e. make it a function). Name the text datablock something.py). Now you can use import something in the console, and call something.yourfunc() on it.

Answer 3

In Blender go to Window and select toggle system console. Do this after "run script"