IPython

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IPython offers a robust architecture for interactive computing, including dynamic shells, a kernel for Jupyter, interactive visualization, GUI toolkit support, and seamless project embeddings. Targeting high efficiency in parallel computing, it supports Python interactions tailored for Jupyter environments.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

Application type

Jupyter Notebook

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux
Python

Time-saving features: TAB completion, automatic parentheses and quotes for function calls and information about defined variables

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Syntax Highlighting
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Python-based
Code Completion
Supports Python
Syntax check
Data visualization
Parallel Computing
Imports Jupyter Notebooks

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Licensing
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause) and Free product.
Written in
Python
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IPython was added to AlternativeTo by Thelle Christensen on Jun 22, 2011 and this page was last updated Sep 27, 2024.

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brew install ipython

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What is IPython?

IPython provides a rich architecture for interactive computing with:

A powerful interactive shell.
A kernel for Jupyter.
Support for interactive data visualization and use of GUI toolkits.
Flexible, embeddable interpreters to load into your own projects.
Easy to use, high performance tools for parallel computing.

IPython is a growing project, with increasingly language-agnostic components. IPython 3.x was the last monolithic release of IPython, containing the notebook server, qtconsole, etc. As of IPython 4.0, the language-agnostic parts of the project: the notebook format, message protocol, qtconsole, notebook web application, etc. have moved to new projects under the name Jupyter. IPython itself is focused on interactive Python, part of which is providing a Python kernel for Jupyter.

IPython

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