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IPython is a free software project (released under the GNU LGPL) which tries
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to:
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* Provide an interactive shell superior to Python's default. IPython has many
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features for object introspection, system shell access, and its own special
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command system for adding functionality when working interactively. It tries
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to be a very efficient environment both for Python code development and for
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exploration of problems using Python objects (in situations like data
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analysis).
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* Serve as an embeddable, ready to use interpreter for your own programs.
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IPython can be started with a single call from inside another program,
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providing access to the current namespace. This can be very useful both for
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debugging purposes and for situations where a blend of batch-processing and
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interactive exploration are needed.
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* Offer a flexible framework which can be used as the base environment for
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other systems with Python as the underlying language. Specifically
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scientific environments like Mathematica, IDL and Mathcad inspired its
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design, but similar ideas can be useful in many fields.
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