+1 for ipython ‹ it was an easy transition from my MATLAB shell
programming (for scientific problems) to ipython and the various and
sundry wonderful part of python overall for scientific programming.  In
fact, I became so used to the ipython console, when I go to the regular
python shell now I miss all the goodies (amazing how used to tab
completion you get used toŠ :D )

Cheers
Christian

On 12/19/13, 2:55 PM, "Sam Kome" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>iPython is the only console to bother with IMHO, regardless of what chore
>I'm doing.  I've noodled with the Notebooks and they're wonderful but I
>am time and attention challenged and haven't progressed far.
>
>Eric Matthes uses iPython notebooks to teach programming and has set out
>some excellent resources:
>
>https://github.com/ehmatthes/intro_programming
>
>$.02
>SK
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Roy Tennant
>Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:49 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [CODE4LIB] Anyone working with iPython?
>
>Our Wikipedian in Residence, Max Klein brought iPython [1] to my
>attention recently and even in just the little exploration I've done with
>it so far I'm quite impressed. Although you could call it "interactive
>Python" that doesn't begin to put across the full range of capabilities,
>as when I first heard that I thought "Great, a Python shell where you
>enter a command, hit the return, and it executes. Great. Just what I
>need. NOT." But I was SO WRONG.
>
>It certainly can and does do that, but also so much more. You can enter
>blocks of code that then execute. Those blocks don't even have to be
>Python. They can be Ruby or Perl or bash. There are built-in functions of
>various kinds that it (oddly) calls "magic". But perhaps the killer bit
>is the idea of "Notebooks" that can capture all of your work in a way
>that is also editable and completely web-ready. This last part is
>probably difficult to understand until you experience it.
>
>Anyway, i was curious if others have been working with it and if so, what
>they are using it for. I can think of all kinds of things I might want to
>do with it, but hearing from others can inspire me further, I'm sure.
>Thanks,
>Roy
>
>[1] http://ipython.org/