{"categories":[{"label":"Testing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-testing/5"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Adds an interactive Python console panel to napari, allowing you to inspect and manipulate data and layers directly from within the viewer.","skillfed_tags":["napari-plugin","interactive-analysis","image-viewer"],"use_cases":["Interactively explore and debug image processing workflows by accessing layers and viewer state directly from the console.","Test operations on loaded images without restarting the viewer or writing separate scripts.","Inspect and modify layer properties, metadata, or pixel data on the fly during analysis sessions.","Prototype algorithms by iterating in the console while viewing results in real time."],"what_it_does":"napari-console is a napari plugin that embeds an interactive console directly into the napari viewer interface. It lets you write and execute Python code while viewing and manipulating image data in real time, with access to the viewer, layers, and any variables from the calling scope.\n\nThe console automatically populates its namespace with variables from the enclosing Python frame\u2014so if you call napari.run() from a script, those variables are immediately available in the console. This design is intended for exploratory workflows where you want to inspect layers, test operations, and adjust parameters without leaving the viewer. The package depends on IPython, ipykernel, qtconsole, and qtpy to provide the console UI and kernel infrastructure.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use napari for interactive image analysis and want a built-in Python console. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and integrates with napari's plugin system. The 303-day gap since the last release is a minor signal to monitor, but the repository remains active. No known vulnerabilities."},"id":"napari-console","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/napari-console","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/napari-console.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/napari-console/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-10-15","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"napari-console","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A plugin that adds a console to napari"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":178869,"position":10185,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.4"}