=== modified file 'lisp/progmodes/python.el'
--- lisp/progmodes/python.el	2012-06-06 13:05:11 +0000
+++ lisp/progmodes/python.el	2012-06-17 13:00:00 +0000
@@ -541,6 +541,15 @@
   :group 'python
   :version "24.1")

+(defcustom python-show-process-buffer-on-send nil
+  "Whether or not to show the Python process buffer after sending
+a region to the Python process."
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "No" nil)
+                 (const :tag "In current window" current)
+		 (const :tag "In another window" other))
+  :group 'python
+  :version "24.1")
+
 (defvar python-pdbtrack-is-tracking-p nil)

 (defconst python-pdbtrack-stack-entry-regexp
@@ -1628,7 +1637,11 @@
       ;; Tell compile.el to redirect error locations in file `f' to
       ;; positions past marker `orig-start'.  It has to be done *after*
       ;; `python-send-command''s call to `compilation-forget-errors'.
-      (compilation-fake-loc orig-start f))))
+      (compilation-fake-loc orig-start f)
+      (cond ((eq python-show-process-buffer-on-send 'other)
+             (switch-to-buffer-other-window (current-buffer)))
+            ((eq python-show-process-buffer-on-send 'current)
+             (switch-to-buffer (current-buffer)))))))

 (defun python-send-string (string)
   "Evaluate STRING in inferior Python process."