Python packages on OS X vs Windows

[BartlebyScrivener]

> And on a somewhat related note, do people find ipython to be a decent
> replacement
> on Windows for the fact that the Windows shell is braindead?

I'm curious about this part of the post. Any fluent Pythoners actually
happy using Windows XP and, if so, do they use ipython as a kind of
bash shell substitute? Other alternatives to compensate for the widely
derided command line in windows?

rpd