Is it possible to launch shell in Spacemacs like a separate window beside my main window with code?
I would like to use it for various tasks like running tests, tools and apps etc
I mainly plan to use it for Python coding so any Python-specific tips are also very welcome.
I think part of what you're looking for is found in the Shell layer, this will let you do anything you'd ordinarily do in a terminal emulator, you could launch iPython or the like from here.
Once the layer is installed you can use the following key bindings:
The other part is in the Python layer which supports spawning a python interpreter, this can by launched by
SPC m s i
.If you like Jupyter Notebook (formerly iPython notebook) there's a layer for that too (ipython-notebook), once installed you can launch it with
SPC a i n
.