actually, getting this up from main is pretty easy; getting the app context updated from an app, the way to set that up right might be a little bit of stumbling.... I'll post when I have something rudimentary - but won't look at again for a few days (alas).
On Oct 12, 5:03 pm, yarko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The license is a new or revised BSD license: it allows source or > binary distributions. > > IPython is hosted on launchpad: https://launchpad.net/ipython > > It's license file is in the COPYING file > here:http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ipython-dev/ipython/trunk/files > > On Oct 12, 4:37 pm, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think this is excellent and should be supported by the shell. If the > > license permits it I would also like to have it included as default > > shell in the binary distributions. Do you know? > > > Massimo > > > On Oct 12, 4:31 pm, yarko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I experimented yesterday a bit w/ IPython trunk, to discover that Gaël > > > Varoquaux has written a wx based front end for IPython (IPythonx, and > > > IPtyon-wx, but I found the former at this point more interesting, as > > > it has nice, scrolling completion). > > > > I tried to "quickly" hack up gluon/shell.py to see if I could call > > > ipythonx instead of ipython. Besides the graphical completion, I > > > also played with activating an editor through ipython startup scripts, > > > and even enabling a shell-like profile (which turns out to be pretty > > > cool; seehttp://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Cookbook/ShProfile). The > > > editor, for example, you can invoke the editor like this: %edit > > > os.path.isfile). > > > > Anyway - my "quick" experiment failed, and I wound up exchanging a few > > > emails w/ Gael. This caused me to look into the ipython docs more, > > > and in different places. > > > > Among other things, I managed to call up ipython through ipapi, rather > > > than as it's currently called. I'm not yet sure of all the > > > implications - but Massimo encouraged me to start a thread. > > > > It looks like thru the ipapi, we can set user contexts - that is, > > > attach the the current environment. This, along with enabling shell > > > behaviors and other "magic" - the IPythin structure looks pretty good > > > - I think we might be able to enable a shell in a different way: we > > > might be able to start web2py during development WITH a running > > > ipythin in the invoking window, and - as we load applications, set > > > their context for the ipython window. I think we could also be able > > > to set some ipapi hooks, or document them for developers to use during > > > code development to make this tailored to the web2py environment. > > > > Currently, the only "test" change I've made is in gluon/shell.py, and > > > it's just this: > > > > try: > > > # yarko's trying this a different way: > > > # import IPython > > > # shell = IPython.Shell.IPShell(argv=[], user_ns=_env) > > > # shell.mainloop() > > > import IPython.ipapi > > > # Clear the options, to avoid having the ipython0 > > > instance complain > > > import sys > > > sys.argv = sys.argv[:1] > > > print "launching Ipython instance...." > > > > IPython.ipapi.launch_new_instance(_env) > > > print "Exited Ipython instance..." # do you want to > > > go to main now? > > > return > > > except: > > > > With a little poking around the ipapi today, we can create a context > > > of ip before launching it (in main), and invoke it. As we run, I > > > imagine we can attach the current context to the ipython instance - > > > perhaps from the admin interface - "push context to shell". > > > > I thought I'd put this out there so people can start looking at the > > > IPython Extension API - there's lots of potential and "magic" > > > available, and a lot to read and learn about. Hopefully, someone > > > (Stuart?) can help trying to move shell into an interactive one that > > > works with the server running in normal mode. Perhaps others will > > > get ideas of what hooks into the python level api might be useful for > > > develping / testing web apps. > > > > I'm looking at this > > > > http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/IpythonExtensionApi > > > > > > http://ipython.scipy.org/doc/manual/html/interactive/extension_api.html > > > > Let me know if you're interested. If there's enough, we could work > > > w/ Massimo to start an experimental branch on Launchpad to explose > > > this a bit. > > > > Regards, > > > Yarko --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
