IPython
From charlesreid1
iPython is a nice shell for Python.
Installation from Source
Download the latest version here: http://archive.ipython.org/release/
Unzip it:
$ tar xzf ipython-1.12.0.tar.gz -C ~/pkg/_sources/
Build it and install it:
$ python setup.py build
$ python setup.py install --prefix=${HOME}/pkg/ipython/1.12.0
make it the standard version:
$ ln -fs ${HOME}/pkg/ipython/{1.12.0,std}
And put it in $PYTHONPATH by putting this in your favorite dot file:
export PYTHONPATH="${HOME}/pkg/ipython/std/lib/python2.7/site-packages