On Monday 02 July 2007 00:38, ALAN GAULD wrote: > > > >> In [6]:f7([97, 98, 99]) > > > >> Out[6]:'abc' > > > > > > I can't remember which tool does this - IronPython maybe? > > > > It's IPython -- http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/ > > Now for some reason I assumed IPython was the IDE for IronPython. > Having checked out the web link its obviously completely unrelated! > > PyCrust, IPython, SPE, Eclipse/PyDev > > Suddenly it seems like I have an embarassment of advanced > shells to choose from. At risk of starting a religious war, who > favours which and why? I like IPython for interactive sessions, because of the better help facilities and because it has special support for Matplotlib. (It keeps the display thread running.)
I used IPython in the example because I thought that it would clarify the point. (Especially the "In [6]", "Out[6]:" prompts.) But the opposite was true: It created additional confusion. I use IPython however not very often. I use PyDev for programming and it has no usable support for an interactive shell. Instead I write small test programs and look at them in the debugger. PyDev's debugger frontend is quite good. > > Alan G. > (Currently using PyCrust and playing with SPE) > > Regards, Eike. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
