IPython
From charlesreid1
IPython is an interactive shell for Python.
IPython used to encapsulate both the back-end shell and the front-end web-based notebook, but the notebook functionality has since migrated to its own project, Jupyter. See Jupyter for notebook-specific stuff.
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Installation from Source (Old Instructions)
Building it
Version 1.12
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, being sure to point it to the correct version of Python:
$ 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}
iPython will make its own executable, instead of running "python" you run "ipython". Put the ipython command in $PATH
and $PYTHONPATH
by putting this in your favorite dot file:
export PATH="${HOME}/pkg/ipython/std/bin:${PATH}" export PYTHONPATH="${HOME}/pkg/ipython/std/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Testing your build
Once you've done all of this, you should be able to issue the command and see the prompt:
$ ipython Python 2.7.1 (r271:86882M, Nov 30 2010, 10:35:34) Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. IPython 0.12.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. ? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features. %quickref -> Quick reference. help -> Python's own help system. object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details. In [1]: