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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
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One of Python's nicest features is its interactive interpreter. This allows
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very fast testing of ideas without the overhead of creating test files as is
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typical in most programming languages. However, the interpreter supplied with
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the standard Python distribution is fairly primitive (and IDLE isn't really
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i - provide an efficient environment for interactive work in Python
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programming. It tries to address what we see as shortcomings of the standard
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Python prompt, and adds many features to make interactive work much more
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ii - offer a flexible framework so that it can be used as the base
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environment for other projects and problems where Python can be the
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underlying language. Specifically scientific environments like Mathematica,
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IDL and Mathcad inspired its design, but similar ideas can be useful in many
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fields. Python is a fabulous language for implementing this kind of system
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(due to its dynamic and introspective features), and with suitable libraries
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entire systems could be built leveraging Python's power.
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iii - serve as an embeddable, ready to go interpreter for your own programs.
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IPython requires Python 2.3 or newer.
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$Id: __init__.py 2399 2007-05-26 10:23:10Z vivainio $"""
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#*****************************************************************************
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# Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <fperez@colorado.edu>
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# Distributed under the terms of the BSD License. The full license is in
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# the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
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#*****************************************************************************
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# Enforce proper version requirements
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if sys.version[0:3] < '2.3':
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raise ImportError('Python Version 2.3 or above is required for IPython.')
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# Make it easy to import extensions - they are always directly on pythonpath.
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# Therefore, non-IPython modules can be added to Extensions directory
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sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/Extensions")
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# Define what gets imported with a 'from IPython import *'
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__all__ = ['ipapi','generics','ipstruct','Release','Shell']
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# Load __all__ in IPython namespace so that a simple 'import IPython' gives
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# access to them via IPython.<name>
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glob,loc = globals(),locals()
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__import__(name,glob,loc,[])
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from IPython import Release # do it explicitly so pydoc can see it - pydoc bug
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__author__ = '%s <%s>\n%s <%s>\n%s <%s>' % \
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( Release.authors['Fernando'] + Release.authors['Janko'] + \
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Release.authors['Nathan'] )
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__license__ = Release.license
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__version__ = Release.version
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__revision__ = Release.revision