diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/python-console/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd4d6047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
+project( PythonInterpreter )
+
+find_package( Qt4 REQUIRED )
+include( ${QT_USE_FILE} )
+find_package( PythonLibs REQUIRED )
+include_directories( ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+
+add_executable( test_python_interpreter test_python_interpreter.cpp Interpreter.cpp )
+target_link_libraries( test_python_interpreter ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} )
+
+qt4_wrap_cpp( Console_MOC Console.h )
+add_executable( test_console test_console.cpp
+    Console.cpp ${Console_MOC}
+    ColumnFormatter.cpp
+    Interpreter.cpp
+    ParseHelper.cpp
+    ParseHelper.BlockParseState.cpp
+    ParseHelper.BracketParseState.cpp
+    ParseHelper.ContinuationParseState.cpp
+    ParseMessage.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries( test_console ${QT_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} )
+
+add_executable( test_parse_helper test_parse_helper.cpp 
+    ParseHelper.cpp
+    ParseHelper.BlockParseState.cpp
+    ParseHelper.ContinuationParseState.cpp
+    ParseListener.cpp
+    ParseMessage.cpp
+)
+
+add_executable( test_cli test_cli.cpp 
+    ParseHelper.cpp
+    ParseHelper.BlockParseState.cpp
+    ParseHelper.ContinuationParseState.cpp
+    ParseListener.cpp
+    ParseMessage.cpp
+    Interpreter.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries( test_cli
+    ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}
+)
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ColumnFormatter.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ColumnFormatter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adbda96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ColumnFormatter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ColumnFormatter.h"
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <list>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+bool ColumnFormatter::load(const std::string& fn)
+{
+    items.clear();
+    std::ifstream ifs(fn.c_str());
+    if (!ifs.is_open())
+        return false;
+    std::string str;
+    while (!ifs.eof())
+    {
+        std::getline( ifs, str );
+        if (!ifs.eof())
+            items.push_back(str);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+int ColumnFormatter::solve(int width)
+{
+    bool fits = true;
+    int i = 1;
+    while (fits)
+    {
+        ++i;
+        std::vector<int> widths = divideItems(i);
+        int columnWidth = width / i;
+        for (int j = 0; j < widths.size(); ++j)
+        {
+            fits &= (widths[j] < columnWidth);
+        }
+        if (!fits)
+        {
+            --i;
+        }
+    }
+    return i;
+}
+
+std::vector<int> ColumnFormatter::divideItems(int numColumns)
+{
+    columns.clear();
+    for (int i = 0; i < numColumns; ++i)
+    columns.push_back(std::list<std::string>());
+    for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        columns[i % numColumns].push_back(items[i]);
+    }
+
+    // count the fattest item in each column
+    std::vector<int> res(numColumns);
+    for (int i = 0; i < numColumns; ++i)
+    {
+        for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator it =
+            columns[i].begin(); it != columns[i].end(); ++it)
+        {
+            if (res[i] < it->size())
+                res[i] = it->size();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ColumnFormatter::format(int width)
+{
+    m_formattedOutput.clear();
+    int cols = solve(width);
+    std::vector<int> colWidths(cols, width / cols);
+    int rem = width % cols;
+    for (int i = 0; i < rem; ++i)
+    {
+        colWidths[i]++;
+    }
+    divideItems(cols);
+    std::vector< std::list<std::string>::const_iterator > its;
+    std::vector< std::list<std::string>::const_iterator > it_ends;
+    for (int i = 0; i < columns.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        its.push_back(columns[i].begin());
+        it_ends.push_back(columns[i].end());
+    }
+    bool done = false;
+    while (!done)
+    {
+        std::stringstream row_ss;
+        for (int i = 0; i < columns.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            std::stringstream item_ss;
+            std::string item;
+            if (its[i] != it_ends[i])
+            {
+                item = *its[i];
+                ++its[i];
+            }
+            item_ss << std::left << std::setw(colWidths[i]) << item;
+            row_ss << item_ss.str();
+        }
+        m_formattedOutput.push_back(row_ss.str());
+
+        done = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < columns.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            done &= (its[i] == it_ends[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+const std::list<std::string>& ColumnFormatter::formattedOutput() const
+{
+    return m_formattedOutput;
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ColumnFormatter.h b/3rdparty/python-console/ColumnFormatter.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fedf2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ColumnFormatter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#ifndef COLUMN_FORMATTER_H
+#define COLUMN_FORMATTER_H
+#include <list>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+/**
+Format a list of items into as many columns as width permits.
+*/
+class ColumnFormatter
+{
+protected:
+    std::vector<std::string> items;
+    std::vector< std::list<std::string> > columns;
+    std::list< std::string > m_formattedOutput;
+
+public:
+    /**
+    Load items from file, one item per line.
+    */
+    bool load(const std::string& fn);
+
+    template <class InputIterator>
+    void setItems(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end)
+    {
+        items.clear();
+        for (InputIterator it = begin; it != end; ++it)
+        {
+            items.push_back(*it);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    Determine the number of columns that the items can be into, given a
+    width limit.
+    */
+    int solve(int width);
+
+    /**
+    Divide items into numColumns.
+    */
+    std::vector<int> divideItems(int numColumns);
+
+    /**
+    Generate formatted output, the items formatted into as many columns as can
+    be fit in width.
+    */
+    void format(int width);
+
+    /**
+    Get output.
+    */
+    const std::list<std::string>& formattedOutput() const;
+};
+
+#endif // COLUMN_FORMATTER_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/Console.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/Console.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9413542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/Console.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+#include "Console.h"
+#include "Interpreter.h"
+#include "ColumnFormatter.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QFont>
+
+#include "Utils.h"
+
+const QString Console::PROMPT = ">>> ";
+const QString Console::MULTILINE_PROMPT = "... ";
+const QColor Console::NORMAL_COLOR = QColor::fromRgbF( 0, 0, 0 );
+const QColor Console::ERROR_COLOR = QColor::fromRgbF( 1.0, 0, 0 );
+const QColor Console::OUTPUT_COLOR = QColor::fromRgbF( 0, 0, 1.0 );
+
+Console::Console( QWidget* parent ):
+    QTextEdit( parent ),
+    m_interpreter( new Interpreter )
+{
+    QFont font;
+    font.setFamily("Courier New");
+    setFont(font);
+    m_parseHelper.subscribe( this );
+    displayPrompt( );
+}
+
+Console::~Console( )
+{
+    delete m_interpreter;
+}
+
+void Console::keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* e )
+{
+    switch ( e->key() )
+    {
+        case Qt::Key_Return:
+            handleReturnKeyPress( );
+            return;
+
+        case Qt::Key_Tab:
+            autocomplete( );
+            return;
+
+        case Qt::Key_Backspace:
+            if ( ! canBackspace( ) )
+                return;
+            break;
+
+        case Qt::Key_Up:
+            previousHistory( );
+            return;
+
+        case Qt::Key_Down:
+            nextHistory( );
+            return;
+
+        case Qt::Key_Left:
+            if ( ! canGoLeft( ) )
+                return;
+    }
+
+    QTextEdit::keyPressEvent( e );
+}
+
+void Console::handleReturnKeyPress( )
+{
+    if ( ! cursorIsOnInputLine( ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QString line = getLine( );
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << line.toStdString( ) << "\n";
+#endif
+
+    m_parseHelper.process( line.toStdString( ) );
+    if ( m_parseHelper.buffered( ) )
+    {
+        append("");
+        displayPrompt( );
+    }
+    if ( line.size( ) )
+    {
+        m_historyBuffer.push_back( line.toStdString( ) );
+        m_historyIt = m_historyBuffer.end();
+    }
+    moveCursorToEnd( );
+}
+
+void Console::parseEvent( const ParseMessage& message )
+{
+    // handle invalid user input
+    if ( message.errorCode )
+    {
+        setTextColor( ERROR_COLOR );
+        append(message.message.c_str());
+
+        setTextColor( NORMAL_COLOR );
+        append("");
+        displayPrompt( );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // interpret valid user input
+    int errorCode;
+    std::string res;
+    if ( message.message.size() )
+        res = m_interpreter->interpret( message.message, &errorCode );
+    if ( errorCode )
+    {
+        setTextColor( ERROR_COLOR );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        setTextColor( OUTPUT_COLOR );
+    }
+
+    if ( res.size( ) )
+    {
+        append(res.c_str());
+    }
+
+    setTextColor( NORMAL_COLOR );
+
+    // set up the next line on the console
+    append("");
+    displayPrompt( );
+}
+
+QString Console::getLine( )
+{
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::StartOfLine );
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::Right, QTextCursor::MoveAnchor, Console::PROMPT.size( ) );
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::EndOfLine, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor );
+    QString line = cursor.selectedText( );
+    cursor.clearSelection( );
+    return line;
+}
+
+bool Console::cursorIsOnInputLine( )
+{
+    int cursorBlock = textCursor( ).blockNumber( );
+    QTextCursor bottomCursor = textCursor( );
+    bottomCursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::End );
+    int bottomBlock = bottomCursor.blockNumber( );
+    return ( cursorBlock == bottomBlock );
+}
+
+bool Console::inputLineIsEmpty( )
+{
+    QTextCursor bottomCursor = textCursor( );
+    bottomCursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::End );
+    int col = bottomCursor.columnNumber( );
+    return ( col == Console::PROMPT.size( ) );
+}
+
+bool Console::canBackspace( )
+{
+    if ( ! cursorIsOnInputLine( ) )
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ( inputLineIsEmpty( ) )
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Console::canGoLeft( )
+{
+    if ( cursorIsOnInputLine( ) )
+    {
+        QTextCursor bottomCursor = textCursor( );
+        int col = bottomCursor.columnNumber( );
+        return (col > Console::PROMPT.size( ));
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void Console::displayPrompt( )
+{
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::End );
+    if ( m_parseHelper.buffered( ) )
+    {
+        cursor.insertText( Console::MULTILINE_PROMPT );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cursor.insertText( Console::PROMPT );
+    }
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::EndOfLine );
+}
+
+void Console::autocomplete( )
+{
+    if ( ! cursorIsOnInputLine( ) )
+        return;
+
+    QString line = getLine( );
+    const std::list<std::string>& suggestions =
+        m_interpreter->suggest( line.toStdString( ) );
+    if (suggestions.size() == 1)
+    {
+        line = suggestions.back().c_str();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // try to complete to longest common prefix
+        std::string prefix =
+            LongestCommonPrefix(suggestions.begin(), suggestions.end());
+        if (prefix.size() > line.size())
+        {
+            line = prefix.c_str();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ColumnFormatter fmt;
+            fmt.setItems(suggestions.begin(), suggestions.end());
+            fmt.format(width() / 10);
+            setTextColor( OUTPUT_COLOR );
+            const std::list<std::string>& formatted = fmt.formattedOutput();
+            for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator it = formatted.begin();
+                it != formatted.end(); ++it)
+            {
+                append(it->c_str());
+            }
+            std::cout << width() << "\n";
+            setTextColor( NORMAL_COLOR );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // set up the next line on the console
+    append("");
+    displayPrompt( );
+    moveCursorToEnd( );
+    cursor.insertText( line );
+    moveCursorToEnd( );
+}
+
+void Console::previousHistory( )
+{
+    if ( ! cursorIsOnInputLine( ) )
+        return;
+
+    if ( ! m_historyBuffer.size( ) )
+        return;
+
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::StartOfLine );
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::Right, QTextCursor::MoveAnchor, Console::PROMPT.size( ) );
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::EndOfLine, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor );
+    cursor.removeSelectedText( );
+    if ( m_historyIt != m_historyBuffer.begin( ) )
+    {
+        --m_historyIt;
+    }
+    cursor.insertText( m_historyIt->c_str() );
+}
+
+void Console::nextHistory( )
+{
+    if ( ! cursorIsOnInputLine( ) )
+        return;
+
+    if ( ! m_historyBuffer.size( ) )
+        return;
+    if ( m_historyIt == m_historyBuffer.end( ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::StartOfLine );
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::Right, QTextCursor::MoveAnchor, Console::PROMPT.size( ) );
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::EndOfLine, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor );
+    cursor.removeSelectedText( );
+    ++m_historyIt;
+    if ( m_historyIt == m_historyBuffer.end( ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    cursor.insertText( m_historyIt->c_str() );
+}
+
+void Console::moveCursorToEnd( )
+{
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition( QTextCursor::End );
+    setTextCursor( cursor );
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/Console.h b/3rdparty/python-console/Console.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4a0730c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/Console.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+python-console
+Copyright (C) 2018  Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef ATSUI_CONSOLE_H
+#define ATSUI_CONSOLE_H
+#include <QTextEdit>
+#include <QColor>
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+#include "ParseListener.h"
+
+class QWidget;
+class QKeyEvent;
+class Interpreter;
+
+class Console : public QTextEdit, ParseListener
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    Console( QWidget* parent = 0 );
+    virtual ~Console( );
+
+protected:
+    // override QTextEdit
+    virtual void keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* e );
+
+    virtual void handleReturnKeyPress( );
+
+    /**
+    Handle a compilable chunk of Python user input.
+    */
+    virtual void parseEvent( const ParseMessage& message );
+
+    QString getLine( );
+    bool cursorIsOnInputLine( );
+    bool inputLineIsEmpty( );
+    bool canBackspace( );
+    bool canGoLeft( );
+    void displayPrompt( );
+    void autocomplete( );
+    void previousHistory( );
+    void nextHistory( );
+    void moveCursorToEnd( );
+
+    static const QString PROMPT;
+    static const QString MULTILINE_PROMPT;
+
+    static const QColor NORMAL_COLOR;
+    static const QColor ERROR_COLOR;
+    static const QColor OUTPUT_COLOR;
+
+    Interpreter* m_interpreter;
+    ParseHelper m_parseHelper;
+    std::list<std::string> m_historyBuffer;
+    std::list<std::string>::const_iterator m_historyIt;
+};
+
+#endif // ATSUI_CONSOLE_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/Interpreter.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/Interpreter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95615ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+#include "Interpreter.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <map>
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+
+PyThreadState* Interpreter::MainThreadState = NULL;
+
+Interpreter::Interpreter( )
+{
+    PyEval_AcquireLock( );
+    m_threadState = Py_NewInterpreter( );
+
+    PyObject *module = PyImport_ImportModule("__main__");
+    loc = glb = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+    SetupRedirector( m_threadState );
+    PyRun_SimpleString("import sys\n"
+        "import redirector\n"
+        "sys.path.insert(0, \".\")\n" // add current path
+        "sys.stdout = redirector.redirector()\n"
+        "sys.stderr = sys.stdout\n"
+        "import rlcompleter\n"
+        "sys.completer = rlcompleter.Completer()\n"
+    );
+
+    PyEval_ReleaseThread( m_threadState );
+}
+
+Interpreter::~Interpreter( )
+{
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << "delete interpreter\n";
+#endif
+    PyEval_AcquireThread( m_threadState );
+    Py_EndInterpreter( m_threadState );
+    PyEval_ReleaseLock( );
+}
+
+void
+Interpreter::test( )
+{
+    PyEval_AcquireThread( m_threadState );
+
+    PyObject* py_result;
+    PyObject* dum;
+    std::string command = "print 'Hello world'\n";
+    py_result = Py_CompileString(command.c_str(), "<stdin>", Py_single_input);
+    if ( py_result == 0 )
+    {
+        std::cout << "Huh?\n";
+        PyEval_ReleaseThread( m_threadState );
+        return;
+    }
+    dum = PyEval_EvalCode ((PyCodeObject *)py_result, glb, loc);
+    Py_XDECREF (dum);
+    Py_XDECREF (py_result);
+
+    std::cout << GetResultString( m_threadState );
+    GetResultString( m_threadState ) = "";
+
+    PyEval_ReleaseThread( m_threadState );
+}
+
+std::string
+Interpreter::interpret( const std::string& command, int* errorCode )
+{
+    PyEval_AcquireThread( m_threadState );
+    *errorCode = 0;
+
+    PyObject* py_result;
+    PyObject* dum;
+    std::string res;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << "interpreting (" << command << ")\n";
+#endif
+    py_result = Py_CompileString(command.c_str(), "<stdin>", Py_single_input);
+    if ( py_result == 0 )
+    {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cout << "Huh?\n";
+#endif
+        if ( PyErr_Occurred( ) )
+        {
+            *errorCode = 1;
+            PyErr_Print( );
+            res = GetResultString( m_threadState );
+            GetResultString( m_threadState ) = "";
+        }
+
+        PyEval_ReleaseThread( m_threadState );
+        return res;
+    }
+    dum = PyEval_EvalCode ((PyCodeObject *)py_result, glb, loc);
+    Py_XDECREF (dum);
+    Py_XDECREF (py_result);
+    if ( PyErr_Occurred( ) )
+    {
+        *errorCode = 1;
+        PyErr_Print( );
+    }
+
+    res = GetResultString( m_threadState );
+    GetResultString( m_threadState ) = "";
+
+    PyEval_ReleaseThread( m_threadState );
+    return res;
+}
+
+const std::list<std::string>& Interpreter::suggest( const std::string& hint )
+{
+    PyEval_AcquireThread( m_threadState );
+    m_suggestions.clear();
+    int i = 0;
+    std::string command = boost::str(
+        boost::format("sys.completer.complete('%1%', %2%)\n")
+            % hint
+            % i);
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << command << "\n";
+#endif
+    std::string res;
+    do
+    {
+        PyObject* py_result;
+        PyObject* dum;
+        py_result = Py_CompileString(command.c_str(), "<stdin>", Py_single_input);
+        dum = PyEval_EvalCode ((PyCodeObject *)py_result, glb, loc);
+        Py_XDECREF (dum);
+        Py_XDECREF (py_result);
+        res = GetResultString( m_threadState );
+        GetResultString( m_threadState ) = "";
+        ++i;
+        command = boost::str(
+        boost::format("sys.completer.complete('%1%', %2%)\n")
+            % hint
+            % i);
+        if (res.size())
+        {
+            // throw away the newline
+            res = res.substr(1, res.size() - 3);
+            m_suggestions.push_back(res);
+        }
+    }
+    while (res.size());
+
+    PyEval_ReleaseThread( m_threadState );
+    return m_suggestions;
+}
+
+void
+Interpreter::Initialize( )
+{
+    Py_Initialize( );
+    PyEval_InitThreads( );
+    MainThreadState = PyEval_SaveThread( );
+}
+
+void
+Interpreter::Finalize( )
+{
+    PyEval_RestoreThread( MainThreadState );
+    Py_Finalize( );
+}
+
+std::string& Interpreter::GetResultString( PyThreadState* threadState )
+{
+    static std::map< PyThreadState*, std::string > ResultStrings;
+    if ( !ResultStrings.count( threadState ) )
+    {
+        ResultStrings[ threadState ] = "";
+    }
+    return ResultStrings[ threadState ];
+}
+
+PyObject* Interpreter::RedirectorInit(PyObject *, PyObject *)
+{
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
+PyObject* Interpreter::RedirectorWrite(PyObject *, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char* output;
+    PyObject *selfi;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Os",&selfi,&output))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    std::string outputString( output );
+    PyThreadState* currentThread = PyThreadState_Get( );
+    std::string& resultString = GetResultString( currentThread );
+    resultString = resultString + outputString;
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
+PyMethodDef Interpreter::ModuleMethods[] = { {NULL,NULL,0,NULL} };
+PyMethodDef Interpreter::RedirectorMethods[] =
+{
+    {"__init__", Interpreter::RedirectorInit, METH_VARARGS,
+     "initialize the stdout/err redirector"},
+    {"write", Interpreter::RedirectorWrite, METH_VARARGS,
+     "implement the write method to redirect stdout/err"},
+    {NULL,NULL,0,NULL},
+};
+
+void Interpreter::SetupRedirector( PyThreadState* threadState )
+{
+    PyMethodDef *def;
+
+    /* create a new module and class */
+    PyObject *module = Py_InitModule("redirector", ModuleMethods);
+    PyObject *moduleDict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
+    PyObject *classDict = PyDict_New();
+    PyObject *className = PyString_FromString("redirector");
+    PyObject *fooClass = PyClass_New(NULL, classDict, className);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(moduleDict, "redirector", fooClass);
+    Py_DECREF(classDict);
+    Py_DECREF(className);
+    Py_DECREF(fooClass);
+
+    /* add methods to class */
+    for (def = RedirectorMethods; def->ml_name != NULL; def++) {
+        PyObject *func = PyCFunction_New(def, NULL);
+        PyObject *method = PyMethod_New(func, NULL, fooClass);
+        PyDict_SetItemString(classDict, def->ml_name, method);
+        Py_DECREF(func);
+        Py_DECREF(method);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/Interpreter.h b/3rdparty/python-console/Interpreter.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e371179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/Interpreter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/**
+python-console
+Copyright (C) 2014  Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef INTERPRETER_H
+#define INTERPRETER_H
+#include <string>
+#include <list>
+#include <Python.h>
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
+/*
+ * The following undefs for C standard library macros prevent
+ * build errors of the following type on mac ox 10.7.4 and XCode 4.3.3
+ *
+/usr/include/c++/4.2.1/bits/localefwd.h:57:21: error: too many arguments provided to function-like macro invocation
+    isspace(_CharT, const locale&);
+                    ^
+/usr/include/c++/4.2.1/bits/localefwd.h:56:5: error: 'inline' can only appear on functions
+    inline bool
+    ^
+/usr/include/c++/4.2.1/bits/localefwd.h:57:5: error: variable 'isspace' declared as a template
+    isspace(_CharT, const locale&);
+    ^
+*/
+#undef isspace
+#undef isupper
+#undef islower
+#undef isalpha
+#undef isalnum
+#undef toupper
+#undef tolower
+#endif
+
+/**
+Wraps a Python interpreter, which you can pass commands as strings to interpret
+and get strings of output/error in return.
+*/
+class Interpreter
+{
+protected:
+    static PyThreadState* MainThreadState;
+
+    PyThreadState* m_threadState;
+    PyObject* glb;
+    PyObject* loc;
+
+    std::list< std::string > m_suggestions;
+
+public:
+    /**
+    Instantiate a Python interpreter.
+    */
+    Interpreter( );
+    virtual ~Interpreter( );
+
+    void test( );
+    std::string interpret( const std::string& command, int* errorCode );
+    const std::list<std::string>& suggest( const std::string& hint );
+
+    /**
+    Call this before constructing and using Interpreter.
+    */
+    static void Initialize( );
+
+    /**
+    Call this when done using Interpreter.
+    */
+    static void Finalize( );
+
+protected:
+    static void SetupRedirector( PyThreadState* threadState );
+    static PyObject* RedirectorInit(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+    static PyObject* RedirectorWrite(PyObject *, PyObject *args);
+    static std::string& GetResultString( PyThreadState* threadState );
+    static PyMethodDef ModuleMethods[];
+    static PyMethodDef RedirectorMethods[];
+};
+#endif // INTERPRETER_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/LICENSE b/3rdparty/python-console/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c53c2635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright 2018 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.BlockParseState.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.BlockParseState.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dc568b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.BlockParseState.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+
+ParseHelper::BlockParseState::
+BlockParseState( ParseHelper& parent ):
+    ParseState( parent )
+{ }
+
+ParseHelper::BlockParseState::
+BlockParseState( ParseHelper& parent, const std::string& indent_ ):
+    ParseState( parent ),
+    indent( indent_ )
+{ }
+
+bool ParseHelper::BlockParseState::
+process(const std::string& str)
+{
+    bool ok = initializeIndent(str);
+    if ( ! ok )
+    {
+        // finish processing
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    Indent ind;
+    bool isIndented = PeekIndent( str, &ind );
+    if ( isIndented )
+    {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cout << "current line indent: ";
+        print( ind );
+#endif
+        // check if indent matches
+        if ( ind.Token != indent.Token )
+        {
+            // dedent until we match or empty the stack
+            bool found = false;
+            while ( !found )
+            {
+                parent.stateStack.pop_back( );
+                if ( !parent.stateStack.size( ) )
+                    break;
+                boost::shared_ptr<BlockParseState> parseState =
+                    boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<BlockParseState>(
+                        parent.stateStack.back( ));
+                found = ( ind.Token == parseState->indent.Token );
+            }
+
+            if ( ! found )
+            {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+                std::cout << "indent mismatch\n";
+#endif
+                parent.reset( );
+                ParseMessage msg( 1, "IndentationError: unexpected indent");
+                parent.broadcast( msg );
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // process command
+
+        // enter indented block state
+        if ( str[str.size()-1] == ':' )
+        {
+            parent.commandBuffer.push_back( str );
+            //parent.inBlock = (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<BlockParseState>(
+            //    parent.stateStack.back()));
+
+            //expectingIndent = true;
+            boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> parseState(
+                new BlockParseState( parent ) );
+            parent.stateStack.push_back( parseState );
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if ( str[str.size()-1] == '\\' )
+        {
+            parent.commandBuffer.push_back( str );
+            boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> parseState(
+                new ContinuationParseState( parent ) );
+            parent.stateStack.push_back( parseState );
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (BracketParseState::HasOpenBrackets( str ))
+        {
+            // FIXME: Every parse state should have its own local buffer
+            boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> parseState(
+                new BracketParseState( parent, str ) );
+            parent.stateStack.push_back( parseState );
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        parent.commandBuffer.push_back( str );
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ( str.size() )
+        {
+            {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+                std::cout << "Expected indented block\n";
+#endif
+                parent.reset( );
+                ParseMessage msg( 1, "IndentationError: expected an indented block" );
+                parent.broadcast( msg );
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cout << "Leaving block\n";
+#endif
+        parent.stateStack.pop_back();
+        parent.flush( );
+        parent.reset( );
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+bool ParseHelper::BlockParseState::
+initializeIndent(const std::string& str)
+{
+    bool expectingIndent = (indent.Token == "");
+    if ( !expectingIndent )
+    {
+        std::cout << "already initialized indent: ";
+        print( indent );
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    Indent ind;
+    bool isIndented = parent.PeekIndent( str, &ind );
+    if ( !isIndented )
+    {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::cout << "Expected indented block\n";
+#endif
+        parent.reset( );
+        ParseMessage msg( 1, "IndentationError: expected an indented block" );
+        parent.broadcast( msg );
+        return false;
+    }
+    indent = ind;
+    //parent.currentIndent = ind;
+    //parent.indentStack.push_back( parent.currentIndent );
+    //parent.expectingIndent = false;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << "initializing indent: ";
+    print( ind );
+#endif
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.BracketParseState.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.BracketParseState.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c884c77d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.BracketParseState.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+const std::string ParseHelper::BracketParseState::OpeningBrackets = "[({";
+const std::string ParseHelper::BracketParseState::ClosingBrackets = "])}";
+
+bool ParseHelper::BracketParseState::HasOpenBrackets(const std::string& str)
+{
+    std::list<char> brackets;
+    bool hasOpenBrackets = LoadBrackets(str, &brackets);
+    return hasOpenBrackets;
+}
+
+bool ParseHelper::BracketParseState::LoadBrackets(const std::string& str,
+    std::list<char>* stack)
+{
+    if ( !stack )
+        return false;
+
+    stack->clear();
+    for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (OpeningBrackets.find_first_of(str[i]) != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            stack->push_back(str[i]);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            size_t t = ClosingBrackets.find_first_of(str[i]);
+            if (t != std::string::npos)
+            {
+                if (t != OpeningBrackets.find_first_of(stack->back()))
+                    return false;
+                stack->pop_back();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return stack->size();
+}
+
+ParseHelper::BracketParseState::BracketParseState( ParseHelper& parent, const std::string& firstLine ):
+    ParseState( parent )
+{
+    bool hasOpenBrackets = LoadBrackets( firstLine, &brackets );
+    assert( hasOpenBrackets );
+    m_buffer.push_back( firstLine );
+}
+
+bool ParseHelper::BracketParseState::process(const std::string& str)
+{
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << "(BracketParseState) processing " << str << "\n";
+#endif
+    // update brackets stack
+    for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (OpeningBrackets.find_first_of(str[i]) != std::string::npos)
+        {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+            std::cout << "push " << str[i] << "\n";
+#endif
+            brackets.push_back(str[i]);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            size_t t = ClosingBrackets.find_first_of(str[i]);
+            if (t != std::string::npos)
+            {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+                std::cout << "pop " << str[i] << "\n";
+#endif
+                // reset state if unmatched brackets seen
+                if (t != OpeningBrackets.find_first_of(brackets.back()))
+                {
+                    parent.reset( );
+                    ParseMessage msg(1, "Invalid syntax");
+                    parent.broadcast( msg );
+                    return true;
+                }
+                brackets.pop_back();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // if we've cleared the stack, we've finished accepting input here
+    if (!brackets.size())
+    {
+        // squash buffered lines and place it on parent::commandBuffer
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator it = m_buffer.begin();
+            it != m_buffer.end(); ++it )
+        {
+            ss << *it << "\n";
+        }
+        ss << str;
+        parent.commandBuffer.push_back(ss.str());
+        parent.stateStack.pop_back( );
+        return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // buffer and expect more lines
+        m_buffer.push_back( str );
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.ContinuationParseState.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.ContinuationParseState.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f84d291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.ContinuationParseState.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+#include <list>
+#include <sstream>
+
+ParseHelper::ContinuationParseState::
+ContinuationParseState( ParseHelper& parent_ ):
+    ParseState( parent_ )
+{ }
+
+bool ParseHelper::ContinuationParseState::
+process( const std::string& str )
+{
+    if ( str.size() && str[str.size()-1] == '\\' )
+    {
+        parent.commandBuffer.push_back( str );
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::list<std::string> tmp_list;
+        tmp_list.push_back(str);
+        while (parent.commandBuffer.size() && parent.commandBuffer.back()[
+            parent.commandBuffer.back().size()-1] == '\\')
+        {
+            tmp_list.push_back(parent.commandBuffer.back());
+            parent.commandBuffer.pop_back();
+        }
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        while (tmp_list.size())
+        {
+            ss << tmp_list.back();
+            tmp_list.pop_back();
+            if (tmp_list.size())
+                ss << "\n";
+        }
+        parent.commandBuffer.push_back(ss.str());
+        parent.stateStack.pop_back();
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8944a84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include "ParseListener.h"
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+void print(const ParseHelper::Indent& indent)
+{
+    std::string str = indent.Token;
+    for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        switch (str.at(i))
+        {
+            case ' ':
+                str[i] = 's';
+                break;
+            case '\t':
+                str[i] = 't';
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << str << "\n";
+}
+#endif
+
+ParseHelper::Indent::
+Indent( )
+{ }
+
+ParseHelper::Indent::
+Indent( const std::string& indent ):
+    Token( indent )
+{ }
+
+ParseHelper::ParseState::
+ParseState( ParseHelper& parent_ ): parent( parent_ )
+{ }
+
+ParseHelper::ParseState::
+~ParseState( )
+{ }
+
+bool ParseHelper::PeekIndent( const std::string& str, Indent* indent )
+{
+    if ( !str.size() || ! isspace(str[0]) )
+        return false;
+
+    int nonwhitespaceIndex = -1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (!isspace(str[i]))
+        {
+            nonwhitespaceIndex = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (nonwhitespaceIndex == -1)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    std::string indentToken = str.substr(0, nonwhitespaceIndex);
+    indent->Token = indentToken;
+    return true;
+}
+
+ParseHelper::ParseHelper( )
+{ }
+
+void ParseHelper::process( const std::string& str )
+{
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << "processing: (" << str << ")\n";
+#endif
+
+    std::string top;
+    commandBuffer.push_back(str);
+    //std::string top = commandBuffer.back();
+    //commandBuffer.pop_back();
+    boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> blockStatePtr;
+    while (stateStack.size())
+    {
+        top = commandBuffer.back();
+        commandBuffer.pop_back();
+        blockStatePtr = stateStack.back();
+        if (blockStatePtr->process(top))
+            return;
+    }
+
+    if ( ! commandBuffer.size() )
+        return;
+
+    // standard state
+    top = commandBuffer.back();
+    if ( !top.size() )
+    {
+        reset( );
+        broadcast( std::string() );
+        return;
+    }
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    std::cout << "now processing: (" << top << ")\n";
+#endif
+
+    { // check for unexpected indent
+        Indent ind;
+        bool isIndented = PeekIndent( top, &ind );
+        if ( isIndented &&
+            ! isInContinuation( ) )
+        {
+            reset( );
+            ParseMessage msg( 1, "IndentationError: unexpected indent");
+            broadcast( msg );
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // enter indented block state
+    if ( top[top.size()-1] == ':' )
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> parseState(
+            new BlockParseState( *this ) );
+        stateStack.push_back( parseState );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ( top[top.size()-1] == '\\' )
+    {
+        boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> parseState(
+            new ContinuationParseState( *this ) );
+        stateStack.push_back( parseState );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (BracketParseState::HasOpenBrackets( top ))
+    {
+        // FIXME: Every parse state should have its own local buffer
+        commandBuffer.pop_back( );
+        boost::shared_ptr<ParseState> parseState(
+            new BracketParseState( *this, top ) );
+        stateStack.push_back( parseState );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // handle single-line statement
+    flush( );
+}
+
+bool ParseHelper::buffered( ) const
+{
+    return commandBuffer.size( ) || stateStack.size( );
+}
+
+void ParseHelper::flush( )
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    for (int i = 0; i < commandBuffer.size(); ++i )
+    {
+        ss << commandBuffer[i] << "\n";
+    }
+    commandBuffer.clear();
+
+    broadcast( ss.str() );
+    // TODO: feed string to interpreter
+}
+
+void ParseHelper::reset( )
+{
+//    inContinuation = false;
+    stateStack.clear( );
+    commandBuffer.clear( );
+}
+
+bool ParseHelper::isInContinuation( ) const
+{
+    return (stateStack.size()
+        && (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<ContinuationParseState>(
+            stateStack.back())));
+}
+
+void ParseHelper::subscribe( ParseListener* listener )
+{
+    listeners.push_back( listener );
+}
+
+void ParseHelper::unsubscribeAll( )
+{
+    listeners.clear( );
+}
+
+void ParseHelper::broadcast( const ParseMessage& msg )
+{
+    // broadcast signal
+    for (int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (listeners[i])
+        {
+            listeners[i]->parseEvent(msg);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.h b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8824fc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseHelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PARSE_HELPER_H
+#define PARSE_HELPER_H
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <list>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include "ParseMessage.h"
+
+class ParseListener;
+
+/**
+Helps chunk lines of Python code into compilable statements.
+*/
+class ParseHelper
+{
+public:
+    struct Indent
+    {
+        std::string Token;
+        Indent( );
+        Indent( const std::string& indent );
+    };
+
+    /**
+    Handle different states of parsing. Subclasses override
+    process(const std::string&) to handle different types of multiline
+    statements.
+    */
+    struct ParseState
+    {
+        ParseHelper& parent;
+        ParseState( ParseHelper& parent_ );
+        virtual ~ParseState( );
+
+        /**
+        Processes a single line of user input.
+
+        Subclasses should return false if further processing should be done. In
+        this case, the command buffer should be topped by the next statement to
+        parse.
+
+        \return whether processing of the line is done.
+        */
+        virtual bool process(const std::string& str) = 0;
+    };
+
+    struct ContinuationParseState : public ParseState
+    {
+        using ParseState::parent;
+        ContinuationParseState( ParseHelper& parent_ );
+        virtual bool process( const std::string& str);
+    };
+
+    /**
+    Handle parsing a multiline indented block. Example of such a block:
+
+        for i in range(10):
+            print i
+            print i*i
+
+    */
+    struct BlockParseState : public ParseState
+    {
+        Indent indent;
+
+        BlockParseState( ParseHelper& parent );
+        BlockParseState( ParseHelper& parent, const std::string& indent_ );
+
+        // return whether processing is finished
+        virtual bool process(const std::string& str);
+
+        // return if there was an error
+        bool initializeIndent(const std::string& str);
+    };
+    friend class BlockParseState;
+
+    struct BracketParseState : public ParseState
+    {
+        static const std::string OpeningBrackets;
+        static const std::string ClosingBrackets;
+
+        std::list<char> brackets;
+        std::list<std::string> m_buffer;
+
+        /**
+        Return whether open brackets remain unclosed in \a str.
+        */
+        static bool HasOpenBrackets(const std::string& str);
+        static bool LoadBrackets(const std::string& str,
+            std::list<char>* stack);
+
+        BracketParseState( ParseHelper& parent, const std::string& firstLine );
+
+        virtual bool process(const std::string& str);
+    };
+
+protected:
+    // TODO: Create a ContinuationParseState to handle this
+    bool inContinuation;
+    std::vector< ParseListener* > listeners;
+    std::vector< boost::shared_ptr< ParseState > > stateStack;
+    std::vector< std::string > commandBuffer;
+
+public:
+    static bool PeekIndent( const std::string& str, Indent* indent );
+
+public:
+    ParseHelper( );
+
+public:
+    void process( const std::string& str );
+
+    bool buffered( ) const;
+
+    /**
+    Generate a parse event from the current command buffer.
+    */
+    void flush( );
+
+    /**
+    Reset the state of the helper.
+    */
+    void reset( );
+
+    bool isInContinuation( ) const;
+
+    void subscribe( ParseListener* listener );
+    void unsubscribeAll( );
+    void broadcast( const ParseMessage& msg );
+
+}; // class ParseHelper
+
+inline bool operator== ( const ParseHelper::Indent& a, const ParseHelper::Indent& b )
+{
+    return a.Token == b.Token;
+}
+
+inline bool operator!= ( const ParseHelper::Indent& a, const ParseHelper::Indent& b )
+{
+    return a.Token != b.Token;
+}
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+void print(const ParseHelper::Indent& indent);
+#endif
+
+#endif // PARSE_HELPER_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseListener.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseListener.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36aaad22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseListener.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ParseListener.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+void EchoListener::parseEvent( const ParseMessage& msg )
+{
+    std::cout << "echo(" << msg.errorCode << "): " << msg.message << "\n";
+}
+
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseListener.h b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseListener.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28c501c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseListener.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#ifndef PARSE_LISTENER_H
+#define PARSE_LISTENER_H
+#include "ParseMessage.h"
+
+/**
+Interface to implement to receive parse events.
+*/
+struct ParseListener
+{
+    virtual void parseEvent( const ParseMessage& msg ) = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+Sample implementation of ParseListener that echoes messages.
+*/
+struct EchoListener : public ParseListener
+{
+    virtual void parseEvent( const ParseMessage& msg );
+};
+
+#endif // PARSE_LISTENER_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseMessage.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseMessage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29fdbae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseMessage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include "ParseMessage.h"
+
+ParseMessage::ParseMessage( const std::string& msg ):
+    errorCode( 0 ), message( msg )
+{ }
+
+ParseMessage::ParseMessage( int code, const std::string& msg ):
+    errorCode( code ), message( msg )
+{ }
+
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/ParseMessage.h b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseMessage.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c77519e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/ParseMessage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#ifndef PARSE_MESSAGE_H
+#define PARSE_MESSAGE_H
+#include <string>
+
+/**
+Basically a string + error code pair. Generated from ParseHelper so error-free
+codeblocks can be sent to the Interpreter.
+*/
+struct ParseMessage
+{
+    int errorCode;
+    std::string message;
+
+    ParseMessage( const std::string& msg );
+    ParseMessage( int code, const std::string& msg );
+};
+#endif //PARSE_MESSAGE_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/README.md b/3rdparty/python-console/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a80bffe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+python-console
+=====
+This is the result of a small side project to write a Qt widget that
+encapsulates an interactive Python shell.
+
+Quickstart
+-----
+You should have Qt4 and Python libraries. You will need CMake to build this
+project as follows:
+
+1. mkdir build
+2. cmake ..
+3. make
+
+License
+-----
+This project is licensed under the [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) license.
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/Utils.h b/3rdparty/python-console/Utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebd4234f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/Utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef PYTHON_CONSOLE_UTILS_H
+#define PYTHON_CONSOLE_UTILS_H
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+/**
+InputIterator has value type of std::string.
+*/
+template < class InputIterator >
+std::string LongestCommonPrefix( InputIterator begin, InputIterator end )
+{
+    if ( begin == end )
+        return "";
+
+    const std::string& str0 = *begin;
+    if ( ! str0.size() )
+        return "";
+
+    int endIndex = str0.size() - 1;
+    InputIterator it = begin; ++it;
+    for (; it != end; ++it)
+    {
+        const std::string& str = *it;
+        for (int j = 0; j <= endIndex; ++j)
+        {
+            if (j >= str.size() || str[j] != str0[j])
+                endIndex = j - 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return (endIndex > 0)? str0.substr(0, endIndex + 1) : "";
+}
+
+#endif // PYTHON_CONSOLE_UTILS_H
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/data/test.py b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18390c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+for i in range(1, 10):
+    print i
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/data/test2.py b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test2.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e9725e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+for i in range(1, 10):
+   print i
+
+for i in range(1, 10):
+			    print i   
+		    	print i   
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/data/test3.py b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test3.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19ad5eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+for i in range(1, 10):
+    print i
+for i in range(1, 10):
+    print i
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/data/test4.py b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test4.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11b64f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test4.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+for i in range(2):
+    for j in range(3):
+        print j
+    print i
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/data/test5.py b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test5.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f80c998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/data/test5.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+for i in range(2):
+    for j in range(3):
+        print i, j
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/test_cli.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/test_cli.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76d0f251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/test_cli.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+#include "ParseListener.h"
+#include "Interpreter.h"
+
+const std::string STD_PROMPT = ">>> ";
+const std::string MULTILINE_PROMPT = "... ";
+
+struct InterpreterRelay : public ParseListener
+{
+    Interpreter* m_interpreter;
+
+    InterpreterRelay( ):
+        m_interpreter( new Interpreter )
+    { }
+
+    virtual void parseEvent( const ParseMessage& msg )
+    {
+        if ( msg.errorCode )
+        {
+            std::cout << "(" << msg.errorCode << ") " << msg.message << "\n";
+            return;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            int err;
+            std::string res = m_interpreter->interpret( msg.message, &err );
+            std::cout << "(" << msg.errorCode << ") " << res << "\n";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    Interpreter::Initialize( );
+    const std::string* prompt = &STD_PROMPT;
+    ParseHelper helper;
+    ParseListener* listener = new InterpreterRelay;
+    helper.subscribe( listener );
+
+    std::string str;
+    std::cout << *prompt;
+    std::getline( std::cin, str );
+    while ( str != "quit" )
+    {
+        std::cout << str << "\n";
+        helper.process( str );
+        if ( helper.buffered( ) )
+        {
+            prompt = &MULTILINE_PROMPT;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            prompt = &STD_PROMPT;
+        }
+        std::cout << *prompt;
+        std::getline( std::cin, str );
+    }
+
+    Interpreter::Finalize( );
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/test_console.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/test_console.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d025f26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/test_console.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QTextEdit>
+
+#include "Console.h"
+#include "Interpreter.h"
+
+Console* console;
+
+void SetupWindow( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    QMainWindow* window = new QMainWindow;
+    window->resize( 800, 600 );
+    QWidget* centralWidget = new QWidget(window);
+    QGridLayout* layout = new QGridLayout(centralWidget);
+    console = new Console;
+    layout->addWidget(console, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    window->setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
+    window->show( );
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    QApplication app( argc, argv );
+    Interpreter::Initialize( );
+
+    SetupWindow( argc, argv );
+
+    bool res = app.exec( );
+    delete console;
+    Interpreter::Finalize( );
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/test_parse_helper.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/test_parse_helper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d530a5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/test_parse_helper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+Copyright (c) 2014 Alex Tsui
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include "ParseHelper.h"
+#include "ParseListener.h"
+
+/**
+Demonstrates the ParseHelper.
+
+Call it with some of the python files in data/.
+*/
+int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    if ( argc < 2 )
+    {
+        std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " file\n";
+        return 1;
+    }
+    ParseHelper helper;
+    helper.subscribe( new EchoListener );
+
+    std::ifstream ifs( argv[1] );
+    while ( ! ifs.eof( ) )
+    {
+        std::string str;
+        std::getline( ifs, str );
+        helper.process( str );
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/3rdparty/python-console/test_python_interpreter.cpp b/3rdparty/python-console/test_python_interpreter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69e16ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/python-console/test_python_interpreter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include "Interpreter.h"
+
+int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    std::string commands[] = {
+        "from time import time,ctime\n",
+        "print 'Today is',ctime(time())\n"
+    };
+    Interpreter::Initialize( );
+    Interpreter* interpreter = new Interpreter;
+    for ( int i = 0; i < 2; ++i )
+    {
+        int err;
+        std::string res = interpreter->interpret( commands[i], &err );
+        std::cout << res;
+    }
+    delete interpreter;
+
+    Interpreter::Finalize( );
+    return 0;
+}