embed ipython in wxPython app

[chewie54]

On Nov 18, 8:39 pm, chewie54 <dfabrizi... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm evaluting IPython to see if I can it use like Tcl and Tk.     If I
> start wish8.4,  I get a command line
> interpreter in xterm,  then I can source tcl progams that draw tk
> graphics on a canvas in another window.
>
> Is there a way to embed IPython in a wxPython app to do that?
> When I do as shown in the example below the GUI window does not show
> until I exit IPython.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help with this,
>
> import wx
> from IPython.Shell import IPShellEmbed
>
> class MyFrame(wx.Frame):
>     def __init__(self,parent=None, id=-1, title=' '):
>         wx.Frame.__init__(self,parent,id,title,size=(200,140))
>         top = wx.Panel(self)
>         sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
>         lb = wx.StaticText(top,-1,'Animals(in pairs; min,pair,
> max,dozen)')
>         sizer.Add(lb)
>
>         top.SetSizer(sizer)
>         self.Layout()
>
> class MyApp(wx.App):
>     def OnInit(self):
>         frame = MyFrame(title="wxWidgets")
>         frame.Show(True)
>         self.SetTopWindow(frame)
>         return True
>
> def main():
>     ipshell = IPShellEmbed()
>     ipshell()
>     app = MyApp()
>     app.MainLoop()
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>     main()

I forgot to mention.

I did see an example of embedding IPython in a PyGTK app on
http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Cookbook

It would be nice to see an example that shows how to embed
IPython in a wxPython or Tkinter GUI app.