# Python Interpreter

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896 "2015-12-09T20:54:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![r\_beall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@r\_beall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r_beall)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896/1 "2015-12-09T20:54:35Z")

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Hi, I posted a similar question yesterday in the regular forum but I doubt many people are on 7.8 so maybe someone in here can help.

When I write a script in the script console (multiline buffer) to test something, I’m unable to copy the output. It makes debugging incredibly hard, especially if you dir(object) something.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896/2 "2015-12-09T21:01:43Z")

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Agreed. You should make a feature request here: [http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com](http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com)

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**Author:** ![r\_beall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@r\_beall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r_beall)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896/3 "2015-12-09T21:13:52Z")

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OMG…you mean it’s not just a setting…worst news ever…

I’ll put in a request though, thanks for the help.

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**Author:** ![PerryAJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/perryaj/32/3281_2.png) [@PerryAJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PerryAJ)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896/4 "2015-12-16T16:33:48Z")

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Appreciate the feedback. We made some improvements to the script console for 7.8.1-Beta, including the ability to select and copy text from the interpreter history. Feel free to download the beta from the downloads page and let us know how it works for you.

[inductiveautomation.com/downloads/beta](https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/beta)

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**Author:** ![r\_beall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@r\_beall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/r_beall)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896/5 "2015-12-22T16:14:42Z")

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Thank you, I haven’t been able to test it, but I appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/python-interpreter/10896/6 "2016-04-06T13:04:09Z")

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Copying output is broken in 7.8.2.

Gateway servers tested on:  
Windows Server 2008 R2  
CentOS 6.7

A work around is to use a button on a window + output console; copying works on this output.