5. interpreter — The IAC protocol interpreter

The interpreter module is the interpreter for the IAC protocol. Like most interpreters, it’s a simple read, eval, print loop (REPL). It provides a command-line shell to execute and try out commands for simple use. If you are interested in writing an automation script, check out the server module instead. But feel free to use this interpreter to test out commands for a particular plug-in you are interested in using, or if you are developing for the protocol.

5.1. Example

You can run the interpreter directly by either executing interpreter.py in the IAC protocol’s application directory, or by importing it directly and running its main() method:

python -c "import iac.interpreter as iaci; iaci.main()"

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