ANN: IPython 0.2.2

[Fernando Pérez]

Announcing an update to IPython, an enhanced interactive Python shell. 

WHERE: http://www-hep.colorado.edu/~fperez/ipython

NEW:

 - Now there is a minimalistic webpage with information at the above link.
 - distutils-based installer.
 - user manual (html and pdf).
 - various small bugfixes (see changelog for details).

What is IPython? (this is just for context. See the webpage for full 
details). IPython tries to:

  i - provide a flexible, useful and powerful environment for interactive work
  in Python programming. It tries to address what we see as shortcomings of
  the standard Python prompt, and adds many features to make interactive work
  much more efficient.

  ii - offer a flexible framework so that it can be used as the base
  environment for other projects and problems where Python can be the
  underlying language. Specifically scientific environments like Mathematica,
  IDL and Mathcad inspired its design, but similar ideas can be useful in many
  fields. Python is a fabulous language for implementing this kind of system
  (due to its dynamic and introspective features), and with suitable libraries
  entire systems could be built leveraging Python's power.

  iii - serve as an embeddable, ready to go interpreter for your own programs.

Portability: currently only Linux/Unix. Probably not to hard to port to 
others.

Python version: requires 2.1 or newer.

License: LGPL (a few files from third parties carry MIT licenses).

Cheers,

Fernando Perez.