Yeah, iPython already has tab completion, and everyone is still free to use it. It has plenty of great additional features, too! Everyone is talking about rea

Yeah, iPython already has tab completion, and everyone is still free to use it. It has plenty of great additional features, too! Everyone is talking about reasons why using iPython can be impractical, or cumbersome/not-possible to install, but the important thing is that the default experience should strive to be the best experience. Python has a pretty good standard library, and a pretty good batteries-included toolset, but talk to anyone who's experienced in it and you'll hear about all the Best Tools you have to install in order to be up to par: pip, virtualenv, ipython, third-party libraries to supplement what you want to do (requests, *-parse...). When the community agrees that there are certain extras that are all good to install, it shows that the features they offer should probably be provided by default. I like Python, and I want Python to provide the best experience by default.