ipython的安装

ipython是一个 python 的交互式 shell，比默认的python shell 好用得多，支持变量自动补全，自动缩进，支持 bash shell 命令，内置了许多很有用的功能和函数。

参考网站：http://ipython.org/

OS：

[python@shadow ~]$ cat /etc/issue
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga)

python version：

[python@shadow~]$ python
Python 2.7.3 (default, Mar 10 2013, 15:01:28)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-46)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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1.下载

http://archive.ipython.org/release/

2.解压：

[root@shadowpython]# tar -xvf ipython-0.13.1.tar.gz

3.进入目录安装

[root@shadowpython]# cd ipython-0.13.1

[root@shadowipython-0.13.1]# python setup.py install

4.给ipython做个链接

[root@shadowipython-0.13.1]# ln -s /usr/local/python-2.7.3/bin/ipython /usr/bin/ipython

5.测试

[python@shadow ~]$ ipython
WARNING: IPython History requires SQLite, your history will not be saved
Python 2.7.3 (default, Mar 10 2013, 15:01:28)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 0.13.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
?         -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help      -> Python's own help system.
object?   -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.

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