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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+(Python >3.3)
+
+This is an example of how we can embed a Python REPL into an asyncio
+application. In this example, we have one coroutine that runs in the
+background, prints some output and alters a global state. The REPL, which runs
+inside another coroutine can access and change this global state, interacting
+with the running asyncio application.
+The ``patch_stdout`` option makes sure that when another coroutine is writing
+to stdout, it won't break the input line, but instead writes nicely above the
+prompt.
+"""
+import asyncio
+
+from ptpython.repl import embed
+
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+counter = [0]
+
+
+async def print_counter():
+    """
+    Coroutine that prints counters and saves it in a global variable.
+    """
+    while True:
+        print("Counter: %i" % counter[0])
+        counter[0] += 1
+        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+
+
+async def interactive_shell():
+    """
+    Coroutine that starts a Python REPL from which we can access the global
+    counter variable.
+    """
+    print(
+        'You should be able to read and update the "counter[0]" variable from this shell.'
+    )
+    try:
+        await embed(globals=globals(), return_asyncio_coroutine=True, patch_stdout=True)
+    except EOFError:
+        # Stop the loop when quitting the repl. (Ctrl-D press.)
+        loop.stop()
+
+
+def main():
+    asyncio.ensure_future(print_counter())
+    asyncio.ensure_future(interactive_shell())
+
+    loop.run_forever()
+    loop.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()