New release iPython

Interesting review of the new version

Innovations in iPython

One of the highlights of SciPy 2011 was a demonstration of the upcoming release of iPython 0.11 (which is likely to become version 1.0, eventually). Fernando Perez calls iPython a "tool for manipulating namespaces", but this dry, technical definition belies the productivity-boosting power of this project. I have been using iPython for a few years as a replacement for the standard shell because it affords users easier access to debugging tools, command history and the underlying file system. Version 0.11 adds to this a variety of enhancements that further improve its utility and usability. A full account of it many features can be found in the iPython documentation, but I want to highlight a couple of the recent innovations that users might not be aware of. ...read More...