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title: "Switch the command line between HSL and Python"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun110/13074651/Switch%20the%20command%20line%20between%20HSL%20and%20Python"
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To switch the command line between HSL and Python:

1. Go to the bottom of the Shogun Post window.
2. In the center, under the time bar, click the Python/HSL button:

The Python command line is essentially a mini script editor, not a direct interface to a Python interpreter, so variables will not persist from one call to the next. However, you don't need to create a client object when using the Shogun Post command line: default clients for the two Python modules are always available: `shogunPost` for the ViconShogunPost module, and `sdk` for the ViconShogunPostSDK module:

- `shogunPost.Command()` This is the ViconShogunPost module, which is the simple Vicon SDK.
- `sdk.Command()` This isthe ViconShogunPostSDK module, which is the expandedShogun Post-specific SDK.