From abd3db097c8bdb31cf420a63e470033ffddfa4c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benedikt Bartscher <bb@senbax.de>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:28:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] allow top-level await in startup scripts

---
 src/ptpython/repl.py | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ptpython/repl.py b/src/ptpython/repl.py
index 9077268..ea15483 100644
--- a/src/ptpython/repl.py
+++ b/src/ptpython/repl.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import builtins
+import inspect
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
@@ -85,19 +86,36 @@ class PythonRepl(PythonInput):
     def __init__(self, *a, **kw) -> None:
         self._startup_paths: Sequence[str | Path] | None = kw.pop("startup_paths", None)
         super().__init__(*a, **kw)
-        self._load_start_paths()
 
     def _load_start_paths(self) -> None:
         "Start the Read-Eval-Print Loop."
-        if self._startup_paths:
-            for path in self._startup_paths:
-                if os.path.exists(path):
-                    with open(path, "rb") as f:
-                        code = compile(f.read(), path, "exec")
-                        exec(code, self.get_globals(), self.get_locals())
-                else:
-                    output = self.app.output
-                    output.write(f"WARNING | File not found: {path}\n\n")
+        if not self._startup_paths:
+            return
+        for path in self._startup_paths:
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                with open(path, "rb") as f:
+                    code = compile(f.read(), path, "exec")
+                    exec(code, self.get_globals(), self.get_locals())
+            else:
+                output = self.app.output
+                output.write(f"WARNING | File not found: {path}\n\n")
+
+    async def _load_start_paths_async(self) -> None:
+        "Start the Read-Eval-Print Loop."
+        if not self._startup_paths:
+            return
+        for path in self._startup_paths:
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                with open(path, "rb") as f:
+                    code = compile(
+                        f.read(), path, "exec", flags=PyCF_ALLOW_TOP_LEVEL_AWAIT
+                    )
+                    result = eval(code, self.get_globals(), self.get_locals())
+                    if inspect.isawaitable(result):
+                        await result
+            else:
+                output = self.app.output
+                output.write(f"WARNING | File not found: {path}\n\n")
 
     def run_and_show_expression(self, expression: str) -> None:
         try:
@@ -160,6 +178,8 @@ def run(self) -> None:
         """
         Run the REPL loop.
         """
+        self._load_start_paths()
+
         if self.terminal_title:
             set_title(self.terminal_title)
 
@@ -255,6 +275,7 @@ async def run_async(self) -> None:
         thread in which it was embedded).
         """
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        await self._load_start_paths_async()
 
         if self.terminal_title:
             set_title(self.terminal_title)