>Alexander Schmolck wrote: > "Adam Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Michele Simionato >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Aug 7, 5:55 pm, Alexander Schmolck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ... >>> >>> I have solved by using ipython.el which was already installed. For the >>> sake of >>> future googlers using Ubuntu 8.04, emacs and ipython, it is enough if >>> you just add >>> >>> (setq ipython-command "/usr/bin/ipython") >>> (require 'ipython) >>> >>> to your .emacs. It is nice since I get the occasion to try ipython.el >>> which I am >>> sure I will like ;) >> >> So, I'm looking at the .el, but I'm not sure. What else does >> ipython.el give you than just the ipython shell? > > What else could you possibly want? :) > > Seriously, ipython.el is a simple kludge whose only function is to make > python-mode work with ipython (rather than python[*]). Despite this > certain primitiveness (c.f. slime), Emacs+ipython makes quite a powerful > development environment, significantly more so than ipython alone or emacs > + python. Most importantly thre is: > > 1. debug. Try it: write some code that will throw an unhandled exception, > and > just type ``debug``. Type ``u`` and ``d`` to go up and down the stack > frame, and see the right file and line pop up in emacs. I really find > that combined with the ability to do arbitrary things with the things I > find on the stack incredibly useful for development. > > 2. ? and ?? as well as ed. To get help on foo you just write ``foo?``. To > get > its source code as well type ``foo??``. Finally to edit the code that > correspond's to foo's class or function definition (also works on class > instances)) type ``ed foo`` (IIIRCk the default behavior is > autoexecution, so you might want to re-alias). > > 3. Autocompletion with tab. > > 4. run (including -d and -p options). Try ``run?`` > > 5. Matplotlib and gui stuff works interactively. (-pylab cmdline option) > > 6. Convenient Shell interaction (ls, !, int) and interpolation from and > too > python > > 7. Pretty printing. > > But there's plenty more stuff. The most useful in terms of added > functionality via emacs is 1, but isearch and emacs editing power make the > ipython shell output also noticably more useful (and thus things like ?, > ?? and pretty printing). > > cheers, > > 'as > > [*] Inter alia the prompt parsing stuff needs to be different and the ansi > color formatting needs to be dealt with. > --
Unfortunately, ipython.el seems to be incompatible with use on your own scripts if they process command line options (e.g., optparse). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
