diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py
index ef8f68670239..009599cd5145 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console_utils.py
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ class StdIn(BaseStdIn):
             return '\n'
 
 
-class ExecCode:
-    def __init__(self, code, is_single_line=True):
-        self.code = code
+class CodeFragment:
+    def __init__(self, text, is_single_line=True):
+        self.text = text
         self.is_single_line = is_single_line
 
 #=======================================================================================================================
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class BaseInterpreterInterface:
         return self.needMoreForCode(source)
 
 
-    def addExec(self, command):
+    def addExec(self, codeFragment):
         original_in = sys.stdin
         try:
             help = None
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class BaseInterpreterInterface:
 
                 try:
                     self.startExec()
-                    more = self.doAddExec(command)
+                    more = self.doAddExec(codeFragment)
                     self.finishExec()
                 finally:
                     if help is not None:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class BaseInterpreterInterface:
         return more, need_input
 
 
-    def doAddExec(self, command):
+    def doAddExec(self, codeFragment):
         '''
         Subclasses should override.
         
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class BaseInterpreterInterface:
 
     def execLine(self, line):
         try:
-            self.exec_queue.put(ExecCode(line, True))
+            self.exec_queue.put(CodeFragment(line, True))
             return self.needMore(self.buffer, line)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class BaseInterpreterInterface:
 
     def execMultipleLines(self, lines):
         try:
-            self.exec_queue.put(ExecCode(lines, False))
+            self.exec_queue.put(CodeFragment(lines, False))
             return self.needMoreForCode(lines)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console.py
index d38127165bea..6a8e0567644e 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_ipython_console.py
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ class InterpreterInterface(BaseInterpreterInterface):
     def get_greeting_msg(self):
         return self.interpreter.get_greeting_msg()
 
-    def doAddExec(self, command):
+    def doAddExec(self, codeFragment):
         self.notify_about_magic()
-        if (command.rstrip().endswith('??')):
+        if (codeFragment.text.rstrip().endswith('??')):
             print('IPython-->')
         try:
-            res = bool(self.interpreter.addExec(command))
+            res = bool(self.interpreter.addExec(codeFragment.text))
         finally:
-            if (command.rstrip().endswith('??')):
+            if (codeFragment.text.rstrip().endswith('??')):
                 print('<--IPython')
 
         return res
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
index a5f66a80d3e4..f1ca62680c44 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ except NameError: # version < 2.3 -- didn't have the True/False builtins
     setattr(__builtin__, 'False', 0)
 
 from pydev_console_utils import BaseInterpreterInterface
+from pydev_console_utils import CodeFragment
 
 IS_PYTHON_3K = False
 
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ class InterpreterInterface(BaseInterpreterInterface):
         self._input_error_printed = False
 
 
-    def doAddExec(self, command):
-        command = Command(self.interpreter, command)
+    def doAddExec(self, codeFragment):
+        command = Command(self.interpreter, codeFragment)
         Sync(command)
         return command.more
 
@@ -153,11 +154,11 @@ def process_exec_queue(interpreter):
     while 1:
         try:
             try:
-                command = interpreter.exec_queue.get(block=True, timeout=0.05)
+                codeFragment = interpreter.exec_queue.get(block=True, timeout=0.05)
             except _queue.Empty:
                 continue
 
-            if not interpreter.addExec(command):     #TODO: think about locks here
+            if not interpreter.addExec(codeFragment):     #TODO: think about locks here
                 interpreter.buffer = []
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             interpreter.buffer = []
@@ -308,17 +309,17 @@ def get_completions(text, token, globals, locals):
 def get_frame():
     return interpreterInterface.getFrame()
 
-def exec_expression(expression, globals, locals):
+def exec_code(code, globals, locals):
     interpreterInterface = get_interpreter()
 
     interpreterInterface.interpreter.update(globals, locals)
 
-    res = interpreterInterface.needMore(None, expression)
+    res = interpreterInterface.needMore(None, code.text)
 
     if res:
         return True
 
-    interpreterInterface.addExec(expression)
+    interpreterInterface.addExec(code)
 
     return False
 
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ def consoleExec(thread_id, frame_id, expression):
     updated_globals.update(frame.f_locals) #locals later because it has precedence over the actual globals
 
     if IPYTHON:
-        return exec_expression(expression, updated_globals, frame.f_locals)
+        return exec_code(CodeFragment(expression), updated_globals, frame.f_locals)
 
     interpreter = ConsoleWriter()