bipython 0.1.0

the boldly indiscriminate python interpreter

“…because you shouldn’t have to choose.”

PROLOGUE

> Two interpreters, both alike in dignity, > In fair Pythona, where we lay our scene, > From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, > Where civil code makes git commits unclean. > From forth the fatal loins of these two foes > A newer kind of strager’s given life; > Whose misadventured piteous overthrows > Doth with its birth bury its parents’ strife.

ACT I

Enter `bpython` and `ipython`

[`bpython`](http://bpython-interpreter.org/)

> I’m a fancy terminal-based interface to the Python interpreter. I give you > inline syntax highlighting and auto-completion prompts as you type, and I’ll > even automatically show you a little tooltip with a docstring and parameter > list as soon as you hit ( to make the function call, so you always know > what you’re doing! I’m svelte and proud of it - I don’t try to do all of the > shenanigans that ipython does with the shell and the web, but the cool kids > love my rewind feature for demos. I strive to make interactive python coding > a joy!

[`ipython`](http://ipython.org/)

> I’m an awesome suite of interactive computing ideas that work together. > For millenia, I’ve given you tab-completion and object introspection via > obj? instead of help(obj) in Python. I also have sweet shell features, > special magic commands (%run, %timeit, %matplotlib, etc.) and a > history mechanism for both input (command history) and output (results > caching).

> More recently, I’ve decoupled the REPL into clients and kernels, allowing > them to run on independent of each other. One popular client is the > IPython Notebook which allows you to write code and prose using a web > browser, sending code to the kernel for execution and getting rich media > results back inline. The decoupling of clients and kernels also allows > multiple clients to interact with the same kernel, so you can hook-up to > that same running kernel from the terminal. The terminal workflow makes > more sense for some things, but my user interface there isn’t as polished > as bpython’s.

Enter `bipython`

[`bipython`](http://bipython.org/)

> By your powers combined… I am `bipython`!

Exeunt

The Power is Yours!

pip install bipython easy_install bipython

bipython requires ipython, pyzmq, bpython, and urwid.

For now, you’ll need to have a running ipython kernel before running bipython. You can do this by either opening a notebook or running ipython console. It won’t always be like this, I’ll fix it as soon as I can, but it’ll be sooner [with your help over ivanov/bipython](https://github.com/ivanov/bipython).

After that, just run bipython and enjoy the ride.

Copyright (c) 2014, [Paul Ivanov](http://pirsquared.org/blog)