Improved thread safety in PythonEmbedded

addons/python/repl.py

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+# This script should be loaded inside a python object of Splash.
+# To do so, add the following to one of a scene configuration:
+#
+# "python" : {
+#   "type" : "python",
+#   "file" : "./httpServer.py"
+# }
+#
+# For this to work,  the configuration file should be in the same
+# directory as this script. Otherwise, modify the path accordingly
+
+import splash
+import code
+import threading
+
+def repl():
+    import splash
+    global console
+    console = code.InteractiveConsole(locals=locals())
+    console.interact()
+
+replThread = threading.Thread(target=repl)
+
+def splash_init():
+    replThread.start()
+
+def splash_loop():
+    pass
+
+def splash_stop():
+    print("Press a key to quit")
+    console.push("quit()")
+    pass