| Name : ipython
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| Version : 0.8.2
| Vendor : Mandriva
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| Release : 1mdv2008.1
| Date : 2007-12-02 05:19:42
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| Group : Development/Python
| Source RPM : ipython-0.8.2-1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
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| Size : 3.69 MB
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| Packager : Lev Givon < lev_mandriva_org>
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| Summary : An enhanced interactive Python shell
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Description :
IPython provides a replacement for the interactive Python interpreter with extra functionality.
Main features:
* Comprehensive object introspection.
* Input history, persistent across sessions.
* Caching of output results during a session with automatically generated references.
* Readline based name completion.
* Extensible system of \'magic\' commands for controlling the environment and performing many tasks related either to IPython or the operating system.
* Configuration system with easy switching between different setups (simpler than changing $PYTHONSTARTUP environment variables every time).
* Session logging and reloading.
* Extensible syntax processing for special purpose situations.
* Access to the system shell with user-extensible alias system.
* Easily embeddable in other Python programs.
* Integrated access to the pdb debugger and the Python profiler.
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