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An enhanced Interactive Python shell. PR: 59981 Submitted by: Dryice Liu <dryice@hotpop.com>
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IPython is a free software project which tries to:
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1. Provide an interactive shell superior to Python's
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default. IPython has many features for object introspection,
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system shell access, and its own special command system for
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adding functionality when working interactively. It tries to be
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a very efficient environment both for Python code development
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and for exploration of problems using Python objects (in
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situations like data analysis).
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2. Serve as an embeddable, ready to use interpreter for your own
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programs. IPython can be started with a single call from inside
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another program, providing access to the current namespace. This
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can be very useful both for debugging purposes and for
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situations where a blend of batch-processing and interactive
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exploration are needed.
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3. Offer a flexible framework which can be used as the base
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environment for other systems with Python as the underlying
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language. Specifically scientific environments like Mathematica,
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IDL and Mathcad inspired its design, but similar ideas can be
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useful in many fields.
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WWW: http://ipython.scipy.org/
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