Include python console in Django application to interact with dataset

Question

How can I include a Python terminal / console in a Django application that users can execute python code against? For example, df.column_b * df.column_a if the example data is:

column_a, column_b
1,        2
2,        4
3,        8

My use case is that it is easy for me to get data into my Django application. However, a common use case is for users to copy and paste the data into a spreadsheet and start doing some work / computation with the data. It would be nice if they didn't have to leave the page and could just do the computations directly in Python.

An example website is LearnPython.org . After inspecting the website a little bit, it looks like it uses CodeMirror.js . I have taken a look at the CodeMirror docs and the div for LearnPython.org's Run button, but it is not clear to me how I'd take the leap from registering an onClick event to:

• Sending the code to the Django server
• Executing the code
• Sending the results back

Or could I do this all client side?

Any pointers in the right direction is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

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