Keep terminal open after bash script launch from desktop

[SemiSolidState]

Bash script on my desktop, 2x Click, select 'Run in Terminal', gnome-terminal opens and script runs. The last item executed is a python script that runs forever and occasionally displays things. If I Ctrl-C kill it then the terminal closes. Instead I want the terminal to stay open (drop to a shell prompt) because sometimes I modify the python script, Ctrl-C it, then re-launch it.

Alternatively I tried having my bash script launch a new terminal window for the Python script but got the same result in that I was unable to keep that terminal window from closing once the python script is killed. I searched it up and tried many things, I can't recall them all.

I also tried having the bash script launch a terminal window then use xdotool to send keys to launch the python script but the keys never hit the terminal, I think for security reasons.

Any suggestions?

[vimes666]

Ending your script with command bash should keep it open although you would really be in a child process of the shell where you started in.

[xenopeek]

So use exec bash, that replaces the running shell with the command to execute — it this case an interactive shell.

[rene]

A note; poster talks about ending the script with here Ctrl-C, i.e., before it ever gets to either a bash or exec bash. Currently on Xfce and I don't see such available in its configuration but if not mistaken then gnome-terminal has or at least once had a "keep terminal open after program exits" switch somewhere.

[xenopeek]

It's a bash script that launches a Python script. The Ctrl+C should interrupt the Python script, returning control to the bash script. So doing a exec bash after the Python script invocation should work.

[rene]

Sure. In any case I suggest checking your terminal options; Cinnamon uses gnome-terminal.

[vimes666]

if not mistaken then gnome-terminal has or at least once had a "keep terminal open after program exits" switch somewhere.

In mate there is such an option in the terminal profile setting, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

[rene]

Then that's yet another instance where I might as well have not noted such...

[vimes666]

Well it does make a difference but not the difference you want.