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.. module:: py.shell

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|phoenix_title|  **shell**
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Shell is an interactive text control in which a user types in
commands to be sent to the interpreter.  This particular shell is
based on wxPython's wxStyledTextCtrl.

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|class_hierarchy| Inheritance Diagram
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Inheritance diagram for module **shell**

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|class_summary| Classes Summary
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:ref:`py.shell.Shell`                                                            Shell based on StyledTextCtrl.
:ref:`py.shell.ShellFacade`                                                      Simplified interface to all shell-related functionality.
:ref:`py.shell.ShellFrame`                                                       Frame containing the shell component.
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.. toctree::
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   py.shell.Shell
   py.shell.ShellFacade
   py.shell.ShellFrame