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Python's REPL has autocompletion. It is just not enabled by default as it lives in its own module and python prefers to start in an absolutely clean state.

by lloeki 16y ago

Python's REPL has autocompletion. It is just not enabled by default as it lives in its own module and python prefers to start in an absolutely clean state. >>> import readline >>> import rlcompleter >>> readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete') See this article for the details (and more, like history persistence and REPL startup file): http://valueerror.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/python-shell-history-autocompletion-and-rc-file/ http://valueerror.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/python-shell-hist...

StavrosK 16y ago
Who doesn't use ipython these days, though?
- j4mie 16y ago
  I use bpython: http://bpython-interpreter.org/ http://bpython-interpreter.org/
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Also excellent.
- dagw 16y ago
  People who use DreamPie (http://dreampie.sourceforge.net http://dreampie.sourceforge.net)
- arctangent 16y ago
  I've read about it but never used it - I write all my code in TextMate, Notepad++ or Nano, depending on where I am and what I'm doing. Could you outline what you see are the main benefits of using an enhanced interactive interface to Python such as IPython?
  - lloeki 16y ago
    It actually makes python a full-blown shell (which python REPL is not): $ ipython Leopard libedit detected. Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jun 24 2010, 21:47:49) Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. IPython 0.10.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. ? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features. %quickref -> Quick reference. help -> Python's own help system. object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more. In [1]: ls Applications/ Downloads/ Movies/ Public/ Workspace/ Desktop/ Dropbox/ Music/ Sandbox/ Documents/ Library/ Pictures/ Sites/ In [2]: ls | grep App Applications/ In [3]:
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    The advantages of using a REPL versus just coding is that you can test some things out before writing the code. To be honest, I don't use it much while programming, but it's indispensable for doing some Django queries or for playing with live code (you can run it in the shell and break to inspect the stack). Its advantage over the stock Python repl is that it has better code completion, colours, pretty printing, nice history, built-in profiling and many other niceties I enjoy.

by lloeki 16y ago

StavrosK 16y ago

Who doesn't use ipython these days, though?

j4mie 16y ago
I use bpython: http://bpython-interpreter.org/ http://bpython-interpreter.org/
- StavrosK 16y ago
  Also excellent.
dagw 16y ago
People who use DreamPie (http://dreampie.sourceforge.net http://dreampie.sourceforge.net)
arctangent 16y ago
I've read about it but never used it - I write all my code in TextMate, Notepad++ or Nano, depending on where I am and what I'm doing. Could you outline what you see are the main benefits of using an enhanced interactive interface to Python such as IPython?
- lloeki 16y ago
  It actually makes python a full-blown shell (which python REPL is not): $ ipython Leopard libedit detected. Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jun 24 2010, 21:47:49) Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. IPython 0.10.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. ? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features. %quickref -> Quick reference. help -> Python's own help system. object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more. In [1]: ls Applications/ Downloads/ Movies/ Public/ Workspace/ Desktop/ Dropbox/ Music/ Sandbox/ Documents/ Library/ Pictures/ Sites/ In [2]: ls | grep App Applications/ In [3]:
- StavrosK 16y ago
  The advantages of using a REPL versus just coding is that you can test some things out before writing the code. To be honest, I don't use it much while programming, but it's indispensable for doing some Django queries or for playing with live code (you can run it in the shell and break to inspect the stack). Its advantage over the stock Python repl is that it has better code completion, colours, pretty printing, nice history, built-in profiling and many other niceties I enjoy.