Pandas _df remain in DATA section of Positron when python code stopped?

[nocturnalcodehack]

In R-Studio, an R dataset remains available in the DATA section of the IDE when R is not running making data inspection possible while the application is stopped. In Python using other IDE's (e.g., Pycharm) the pandas data frames disappear when debugging stops. In Positron do pandas data frames remain visible/accessible when the python code is stopped. I like how R-Studio handles data when execution is stopped--DATA is kept in memory and restored when restarted later. Just wondering if the behavior of Pandas DF's is the same as R datasets when the application is stopped or the IDE is restored.

[juliasilge]

Can you say what you mean by "python code is stopped"? Do you mean that the Python interpreter is killed, or just that you aren't actively executing code right then as in debugging? The execution model is different in Positron compared to, say, PyCharm in that there is a fully interactive console where you can see and explore the objects you have defined, even when not debugging:

When you talk about how RStudio "restores when restarted later", do you mean how R will restore a previously saved workspace, with a message like:

[Previously saved workspace restored]

This is functionality from R itself, and not from RStudio. I don't believe there is a way to do this with Python.

[nocturnalcodehack]

I attended a positron briefing yesterday and pandas dataframes behave like R datasets. They are retained in the DATA window for inspection even when code is not running or paused at a breakpoint.