diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew/development.txt b/docs/source/whatsnew/development.txt index b6fcb4f..22b7af1 100644 --- a/docs/source/whatsnew/development.txt +++ b/docs/source/whatsnew/development.txt @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ZMQ architecture There is a new GUI framework for IPython, based on a client-server model in which multiple clients can communicate with one IPython kernel, using the ZeroMQ messaging framework. There is already a Qt console client, which can -be started by calling ``ipython-qtconsole``. The protocol is :ref:`documented +be started by calling ``ipython qtconsole``. The protocol is :ref:`documented `. The parallel computing framework has also been rewritten using ZMQ. The @@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ new :mod:`IPython.parallel` module. New features ------------ +* You can now get help on an object halfway through typing a command. For + instance, typing ``a = zip?`` shows the details of :func:`zip`. It also + leaves the command at the next prompt so you can carry on with it. + * The input history is now written to an SQLite database. The API for retrieving items from the history has also been redesigned. @@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ New features * The methods of :class:`~IPython.core.iplib.InteractiveShell` have been organized into sections to make it easier to turn more sections - of functionality into componenets. + of functionality into components. * The embedded shell has been refactored into a truly standalone subclass of :class:`InteractiveShell` called :class:`InteractiveShellEmbed`. All