Automating re-runs

Much of my workflow is: run __main__, edit .py files, restart kernel, repeat. The “restart kernel” + “run” or “debug + continue until breakpoint” steps typically elapse 10 seconds, which really adds up over time; it’d be nicer if I could issue a single command to do all these steps and force window focus back on Spyder (like it already does when continuing until breakpoint) when finished, while I tab to other windows.

Is there something like this already in Spyder (if not, I suggest it as a feature), or does anyone happen to know how to macro such a thing? Thanks

---

Note: while a kernel restart isn’t required to refresh .py files, I found the autoreload feature to be not reliable at times, so a kernel restart is the only way to be sure.

[ccordoba12]

Thanks for understanding!

[OverLordGoldDragon]

@ccordoba12 Understandable, thanks.