title: How to run a Python shell in azure app service
body: <p>In <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Azure App Service</a>, I knew there is a <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/videos/super-secret-kudu-debug-console-for-azure-web-sites/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kudu debug console</a> like the following:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGz91.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GGz91.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Can be used to trigger commands in that console.</p>
  
  <p>but I found this console will be gotten stuck if I trigger a python shell like this: </p>
  
  <p>D:\home\site\wwwroot\env\Scripts>python.exe</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MZen7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MZen7.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Is it possible having an interactive python shell under azure app service like <a href="https://www.heroku.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Heroku</a>? Thank you.</p>