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Credits
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IPython is mainly developed by Fernando Pérez
<[e-mail]>, but the project was born from mixing in
Fernando's code with the IPP project by Janko Hauser
<jhauser-AT-zscout.de> and LazyPython by Nathan Gray
<n8gray-AT-caltech.edu>. For all IPython-related requests, please
contact Fernando.

As of early 2006, the following developers have joined the core team:

    * [Robert Kern] <rkern-AT-enthought.com>: co-mentored the 2005
      Google Summer of Code project to develop python interactive
      notebooks (XML documents) and graphical interface. This project
      was awarded to the students Tzanko Matev <tsanko-AT-gmail.com> and
      Toni Alatalo <antont-AT-an.org>
    * [Brian Granger] <bgranger-AT-scu.edu>: extending IPython to allow
      support for interactive parallel computing.
    * [Ville Vainio] <vivainio-AT-gmail.com>: Ville is the new
      maintainer for the main trunk of IPython after version 0.7.1.

The IPython project is also very grateful to:

Bill Bumgarner <bbum-AT-friday.com>: for providing the DPyGetOpt module
which gives very powerful and convenient handling of command-line
options (light years ahead of what Python 2.1.1's getopt module does).

Ka-Ping Yee <ping-AT-lfw.org>: for providing the Itpl module for
convenient and powerful string interpolation with a much nicer syntax
than formatting through the '%' operator.

Arnd Baecker <baecker-AT-physik.tu-dresden.de>: for his many very useful
suggestions and comments, and lots of help with testing and
documentation checking. Many of IPython's newer features are a result of
discussions with him (bugs are still my fault, not his).

Obviously Guido van Rossum and the whole Python development team, that
goes without saying.

IPython's website is generously hosted at http://ipython.scipy.orgby
Enthought (http://www.enthought.com). I am very grateful to them and all
of the SciPy team for their contribution.

Fernando would also like to thank Stephen Figgins <fig-AT-monitor.net>,
an O'Reilly Python editor. His Oct/11/2001 article about IPP and
LazyPython, was what got this project started. You can read it at:
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2001/10/11/pythonnews.html.

And last but not least, all the kind IPython users who have emailed new
code, bug reports, fixes, comments and ideas. A brief list follows,
please let me know if I have ommitted your name by accident:

    * [Jack Moffit] <jack-AT-xiph.org> Bug fixes, including the infamous
      color problem. This bug alone caused many lost hours and
      frustration, many thanks to him for the fix. I've always been a
      fan of Ogg & friends, now I have one more reason to like these folks.
      Jack is also contributing with Debian packaging and many other
      things.
    * [Alexander Schmolck] <a.schmolck-AT-gmx.net> Emacs work, bug
      reports, bug fixes, ideas, lots more. The ipython.el mode for
      (X)Emacs is Alex's code, providing full support for IPython under
      (X)Emacs.
    * [Andrea Riciputi] <andrea.riciputi-AT-libero.it> Mac OSX
      information, Fink package management.
    * [Gary Bishop] <gb-AT-cs.unc.edu> Bug reports, and patches to work
      around the exception handling idiosyncracies of WxPython. Readline
      and color support for Windows.
    * [Jeffrey Collins] <Jeff.Collins-AT-vexcel.com> Bug reports. Much
      improved readline support, including fixes for Python 2.3.
    * [Dryice Liu] <dryice-AT-liu.com.cn> FreeBSD port.
    * [Mike Heeter] <korora-AT-SDF.LONESTAR.ORG>
    * [Christopher Hart] <hart-AT-caltech.edu> PDB integration.
    * [Milan Zamazal] <pdm-AT-zamazal.org> Emacs info.
    * [Philip Hisley] <compsys-AT-starpower.net>
    * [Holger Krekel] <pyth-AT-devel.trillke.net> Tab completion, lots
      more.
    * [Robin Siebler] <robinsiebler-AT-starband.net>
    * [Ralf Ahlbrink] <ralf_ahlbrink-AT-web.de>
    * [Thorsten Kampe] <thorsten-AT-thorstenkampe.de>
    * [Fredrik Kant] <fredrik.kant-AT-front.com> Windows setup.
    * [Syver Enstad] <syver-en-AT-online.no> Windows setup.
    * [Richard] <rxe-AT-renre-europe.com> Global embedding.
    * [Hayden Callow] <h.callow-AT-elec.canterbury.ac.nz> Gnuplot.py 1.6
      compatibility.
    * [Leonardo Santagada] <retype-AT-terra.com.br> Fixes for Windows
      installation.
    * [Christopher Armstrong] <radix-AT-twistedmatrix.com> Bugfixes.
    * [Francois Pinard] <pinard-AT-iro.umontreal.ca> Code and
      documentation fixes.
    * [Cory Dodt] <cdodt-AT-fcoe.k12.ca.us> Bug reports and Windows
      ideas. Patches for Windows installer.
    * [Olivier Aubert] <oaubert-AT-bat710.univ-lyon1.fr> New magics.
    * [King C. Shu] <kingshu-AT-myrealbox.com> Autoindent patch.
    * [Chris Drexler] <chris-AT-ac-drexler.de> Readline packages for
      Win32/CygWin.
    * [Gustavo Cordova Avila] <gcordova-AT-sismex.com> EvalDict code for
      nice, lightweight string interpolation.
    * [Kasper Souren] <Kasper.Souren-AT-ircam.fr> Bug reports, ideas.
    * [Gever Tulley] <gever-AT-helium.com> Code contributions.
    * [Ralf Schmitt] <ralf-AT-brainbot.com> Bug reports & fixes.
    * [Oliver Sander] <osander-AT-gmx.de> Bug reports.
    * [Rod Holland] <rhh-AT-structurelabs.com> Bug reports and fixes to
      logging module.
    * [Daniel 'Dang' Griffith] <pythondev-dang-AT-lazytwinacres.net>
      Fixes, enhancement suggestions for system shell use.
    * [Viktor Ransmayr] <viktor.ransmayr-AT-t-online.de> Tests and
      reports on Windows installation issues. Contributed a true Windows
      binary installer.
    * [Mike Salib] <msalib-AT-mit.edu> Help fixing a subtle bug related
      to traceback printing.
    * [W.J. van der Laan] <gnufnork-AT-hetdigitalegat.nl> Bash-like
      prompt specials.
    * [Antoon Pardon] <Antoon.Pardon-AT-rece.vub.ac.be> Critical fix for
      the multithreaded IPython.
    * [John Hunter] <jdhunter-AT-nitace.bsd.uchicago.edu> Matplotlib
      author, helped with all the development of support for matplotlib
      in IPyhton, including making necessary changes to matplotlib itself.
    * [Matthew Arnison] <maffew-AT-cat.org.au> Bug reports, '%run -d' idea.
    * [Prabhu Ramachandran] <prabhu_r-AT-users.sourceforge.net> Help
      with (X)Emacs support, threading patches, ideas...
    * [Norbert Tretkowski] <tretkowski-AT-inittab.de> help with Debian
      packaging and distribution.
    * [George Sakkis] <gsakkis-AT-eden.rutgers.edu> New matcher for
      tab-completing named arguments of user-defined functions.
    * [Jörgen Stenarson] <jorgen.stenarson-AT-bostream.nu> Wildcard
      support implementation for searching namespaces.
    * [Vivian De Smedt] <vivian-AT-vdesmedt.com> Debugger enhancements,
      so that when pdb is activated from within IPython, coloring, tab
      completion and other features continue to work seamlessly.
    * [Scott Tsai] <scottt958-AT-yahoo.com.tw> Support for automatic
      editor invocation on syntax errors (see
      http://www.scipy.net/roundup/ipython/issue36).
    * [Alexander Belchenko] <bialix-AT-ukr.net> Improvements for win32
      paging system.
    * [Will Maier] <willmaier-AT-ml1.net> Official OpenBSD port.