Better Python

Run Python files from inside Insomnia!

Installation

1. Open Insomnia
2. Go to Application > Preferences > Plugins
3. Type insomnia-plugin-better-python in the search bar
4. Install the plugin

Usage

Write your Python code in a file and save it. The output from stdout will be used as the plugin's response.

For instance, inside a file called "example.py":

import sys

USAGE_MESSAGE = f'Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <number>'

def square(n: int) -> int:
    return n ** 2

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        n = int(sys.argv[1])
        print(square(n))
    except (IndexError, ValueError):
        print(USAGE_MESSAGE)
        sys.exit(-1)

To run this script from Insomnia:

• Create a new request
• Hit Ctrl+Space to open the plugin dropdown
• Select Better Python and click on the new button that was inserted

• Choose your Python interpreter and the file you want to run
• Provide any arguments you want to pass to the script
• Hit Done and then Run

Credits

Heavily inspired by insomnia-plugin-python-script by @Wuerike.