Lots of work on the display system, focused on pylab stuff.

* Moved the pprint attribute to PlainTextFormatter.
* Added DisplayFormatter.plain_text_only for disabling all but the
  plain text formatting. This is now used by doctest_mode.
* Remove result_display hook.
* Fixed doctest_mode magic.
* Refactored inline matplotlib backend to use new display system.
* Added display formatter for matplotlib.figure.Figure objects.
  so the display system will show the svg for them.
* Added display and display_png to the user's namespace in pylab.
* Cleaned up pylabtools.py

IPython/config/default/ipython_config.py

@@ -81,8 +81,6 b' c = get_config()'
 
 # c.InteractiveShell.pdb = False
 
-# c.InteractiveShell.pprint = True
-
 # c.InteractiveShell.prompt_in1 = 'In [\#]: '
 # c.InteractiveShell.prompt_in2 = '   .\D.: '
 # c.InteractiveShell.prompt_out = 'Out[\#]: '
@@ -129,6 +127,12 b' c = get_config()'
 # c.InteractiveShell.xmode = 'Context'
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Formatter and display options
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# c.PlainTextFormatter.pprint = True
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PrefilterManager options
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

IPython/core/formatters.py

@@ -37,6 +37,9 b' from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool, Dict, Int, Str'
 
 class DisplayFormatter(Configurable):
 
+    # When set to true only the default plain text formatter will be used.
+    plain_text_only = Bool(False, config=True)
+
     # A dict of formatter whose keys are format types (MIME types) and whose
     # values are subclasses of BaseFormatter.
     formatters = Dict(config=True)
@@ -93,6 +96,19 b' class DisplayFormatter(Configurable):'
             except for those included in this argument.
         """
         format_dict = {}
+
+        # If plain text only is active
+        if self.plain_text_only:
+            formatter = self.formatters['text/plain']
+            try:
+                data = formatter(obj)
+            except:
+                # FIXME: log the exception
+                raise
+            if data is not None:
+                format_dict['text/plain'] = data
+            return format_dict
+
         for format_type, formatter in self.formatters.items():
             if include is not None:
                 if format_type not in include:
@@ -133,6 +149,9 b' class FormatterABC(object):'
     # The format type of the data returned, usually a MIME type.
     format_type = 'text/plain'
 
+    # Is the formatter enabled...
+    enabled = True
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def __call__(self, obj):
         """Return a JSON'able representation of the object.
@@ -171,6 +190,8 b' class BaseFormatter(Configurable):'
 
     format_type = Str('text/plain')
 
+    enabled = Bool(True, config=True)
+
     print_method = Str('__repr__')
 
     # The singleton printers.
@@ -193,6 +214,7 b' class BaseFormatter(Configurable):'
 
     def __call__(self, obj):
         """Compute the format for an object."""
+        if self.enabled:
         obj_id = id(obj)
         try:
             obj_class = getattr(obj, '__class__', None) or type(obj)
@@ -215,6 +237,8 b' class BaseFormatter(Configurable):'
             return None
         except Exception:
             pass
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def for_type(self, typ, func):
         """Add a format function for a given type.
@@ -281,6 +305,7 b' class BaseFormatter(Configurable):'
             self.type_printers[cls] = printer
         return printer
 
+
 class PlainTextFormatter(BaseFormatter):
     """The default pretty-printer.
 
@@ -308,6 +333,10 b' class PlainTextFormatter(BaseFormatter):'
     # The format type of data returned.
     format_type = Str('text/plain')
 
+    # This subclass ignores this attribute as it always need to return
+    # something.
+    enabled = Bool(True, config=False)
+
     # Look for a __pretty__ methods to use for pretty printing.
     print_method = Str('__pretty__')
 

IPython/core/hooks.py

@@ -156,33 +156,6 b' class CommandChainDispatcher:'
         return iter(self.chain)
 
 
-def result_display(self,arg):
-    """ Default display hook.
-    
-    Called for displaying the result to the user.
-    """
-    
-    if self.pprint:
-        try:
-            out = pformat(arg)
-        except:
-            # Work around possible bugs in pformat
-            out = repr(arg)
-        if '\n' in out:
-            # So that multi-line strings line up with the left column of
-            # the screen, instead of having the output prompt mess up
-            # their first line.                
-            IPython.utils.io.Term.cout.write('\n')
-        print >>IPython.utils.io.Term.cout, out
-    else:
-        # By default, the interactive prompt uses repr() to display results,
-        # so we should honor this.  Users who'd rather use a different
-        # mechanism can easily override this hook.
-        print >>IPython.utils.io.Term.cout, repr(arg)
-    # the default display hook doesn't manipulate the value to put in history
-    return None 
-
-
 def input_prefilter(self,line):     
     """ Default input prefilter
     

IPython/core/interactiveshell.py

@@ -172,7 +172,6 b' class InteractiveShell(Configurable, Magic):'
                                     config=True)
     pdb = CBool(False, config=True)
 
-    pprint = CBool(True, config=True)
     profile = Str('', config=True)
     prompt_in1 = Str('In [\\#]: ', config=True)
     prompt_in2 = Str('   .\\D.: ', config=True)

IPython/core/magic.py

@@ -2424,12 +2424,12 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
         else:
             shell.inspector.set_active_scheme('NoColor')
                 
-    def magic_Pprint(self, parameter_s=''):
+    def magic_pprint(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Toggle pretty printing on/off."""
-        
-        self.shell.pprint = 1 - self.shell.pprint
+        ptformatter = self.shell.display_formatter.formatters['text/plain']
+        ptformatter.pprint = bool(1 - ptformatter.pprint)
         print 'Pretty printing has been turned', \
-              ['OFF','ON'][self.shell.pprint]
+              ['OFF','ON'][ptformatter.pprint]
                 
     def magic_Exit(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Exit IPython."""
@@ -3163,6 +3163,8 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
         shell = self.shell
         oc = shell.displayhook
         meta = shell.meta
+        disp_formatter = self.shell.display_formatter
+        ptformatter = disp_formatter.formatters['text/plain']
         # dstore is a data store kept in the instance metadata bag to track any
         # changes we make, so we can undo them later.
         dstore = meta.setdefault('doctest_mode',Struct())
@@ -3170,12 +3172,13 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
 
         # save a few values we'll need to recover later
         mode = save_dstore('mode',False)
-        save_dstore('rc_pprint',shell.pprint)
+        save_dstore('rc_pprint',ptformatter.pprint)
         save_dstore('xmode',shell.InteractiveTB.mode)
         save_dstore('rc_separate_out',shell.separate_out)
         save_dstore('rc_separate_out2',shell.separate_out2)
         save_dstore('rc_prompts_pad_left',shell.prompts_pad_left)
         save_dstore('rc_separate_in',shell.separate_in)
+        save_dstore('rc_plain_text_only',disp_formatter.plain_text_only)
 
         if mode == False:
             # turn on
@@ -3191,7 +3194,8 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
             oc.prompt1.pad_left = oc.prompt2.pad_left = \
                                   oc.prompt_out.pad_left = False
 
-            shell.pprint = False
+            ptformatter.pprint = False
+            disp_formatter.plain_text_only = True
             
             shell.magic_xmode('Plain')
         else:
@@ -3208,7 +3212,8 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
             oc.prompt1.pad_left = oc.prompt2.pad_left = \
                          oc.prompt_out.pad_left = dstore.rc_prompts_pad_left
 
-            shell.pprint = dstore.rc_pprint
+            ptformatter.pprint = dstore.rc_pprint
+            disp_formatter.plain_text_only = dstore.rc_plain_text_only
 
             shell.magic_xmode(dstore.xmode)
 

IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py

@@ -188,10 +188,10 b' class IPAppConfigLoader(BaseAppConfigLoader):'
             action='store_false', dest='InteractiveShell.pdb',
             help="Disable auto calling the pdb debugger after every exception.")
         paa('--pprint',
-            action='store_true', dest='InteractiveShell.pprint',
+            action='store_true', dest='PlainTextFormatter.pprint',
             help="Enable auto pretty printing of results.")
         paa('--no-pprint',
-            action='store_false', dest='InteractiveShell.pprint',
+            action='store_false', dest='PlainTextFormatter.pprint',
             help="Disable auto auto pretty printing of results.")
         paa('--prompt-in1','-pi1',
             type=str, dest='InteractiveShell.prompt_in1',
@@ -443,7 +443,7 b' class IPythonApp(Application):'
         if hasattr(config.Global, 'classic'):
             if config.Global.classic:
                 config.InteractiveShell.cache_size = 0
-                config.InteractiveShell.pprint = 0
+                config.PlainTextFormatter.pprint = 0
                 config.InteractiveShell.prompt_in1 = '>>> '
                 config.InteractiveShell.prompt_in2 = '... '
                 config.InteractiveShell.prompt_out = ''

IPython/lib/pylabtools.py

@@ -19,6 +19,8 b' Authors'
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+from cStringIO import StringIO
+
 from IPython.utils.decorators import flag_calls
 
 # If user specifies a GUI, that dictates the backend, otherwise we read the
@@ -31,7 +33,80 b" backends = {'tk': 'TkAgg',"
             'inline' : 'module://IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline'}
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Main classes and functions
+# Matplotlib utilities
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def figsize(sizex, sizey):
+    """Set the default figure size to be [sizex, sizey].
+
+    This is just an easy to remember, convenience wrapper that sets::
+
+      matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = [sizex, sizey]
+    """
+    import matplotlib
+    matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = [sizex, sizey]
+
+
+def figure_to_svg(fig):
+    """Convert a figure to svg for inline display."""
+    fc = fig.get_facecolor()
+    ec = fig.get_edgecolor()
+    fig.set_facecolor('white')
+    fig.set_edgecolor('white')
+    try:
+        string_io = StringIO()
+        fig.canvas.print_figure(string_io, format='svg')
+        svg = string_io.getvalue()
+    finally:
+        fig.set_facecolor(fc)
+        fig.set_edgecolor(ec)
+    return svg
+
+
+# We need a little factory function here to create the closure where
+# safe_execfile can live.
+def mpl_runner(safe_execfile):
+    """Factory to return a matplotlib-enabled runner for %run.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    safe_execfile : function
+      This must be a function with the same interface as the
+      :meth:`safe_execfile` method of IPython.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    A function suitable for use as the ``runner`` argument of the %run magic
+    function.
+    """
+    
+    def mpl_execfile(fname,*where,**kw):
+        """matplotlib-aware wrapper around safe_execfile.
+
+        Its interface is identical to that of the :func:`execfile` builtin.
+
+        This is ultimately a call to execfile(), but wrapped in safeties to
+        properly handle interactive rendering."""
+
+        import matplotlib
+        import matplotlib.pylab as pylab
+
+        #print '*** Matplotlib runner ***' # dbg
+        # turn off rendering until end of script
+        is_interactive = matplotlib.rcParams['interactive']
+        matplotlib.interactive(False)
+        safe_execfile(fname,*where,**kw)
+        matplotlib.interactive(is_interactive)
+        # make rendering call now, if the user tried to do it
+        if pylab.draw_if_interactive.called:
+            pylab.draw()
+            pylab.draw_if_interactive.called = False
+
+    return mpl_execfile
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Code for initializing matplotlib and importing pylab
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -111,7 +186,7 b' def import_pylab(user_ns, backend, import_all=True, shell=None):'
         # function that will pick up the results for display.  This can only be
         # done with access to the real shell object.
         if backend == backends['inline']:
-            from IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline import flush_svg, figsize
+            from IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline import flush_svg
             from matplotlib import pyplot
             shell.register_post_execute(flush_svg)
             # The typical default figure size is too large for inline use.  We
@@ -120,11 +195,20 b' def import_pylab(user_ns, backend, import_all=True, shell=None):'
             # Add 'figsize' to pyplot and to the user's namespace
             user_ns['figsize'] = pyplot.figsize = figsize
             shell.user_ns_hidden['figsize'] = figsize
-        else:
-            from IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline import pastefig
-            from matplotlib import pyplot
-            # Add 'paste' to pyplot and to the user's namespace
-            user_ns['pastefig'] = pyplot.pastefig = pastefig
+        
+        # The old pastefig function has been replaced by display
+        # Always add this svg formatter so display works.
+        from IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline import figure_to_svg
+        from IPython.core.display import display, display_svg
+        svg_formatter = shell.display_formatter.formatters['image/svg+xml']
+        svg_formatter.for_type_by_name(
+            'matplotlib.figure','Figure',figure_to_svg
+        )
+        # Add display and display_png to the user's namespace
+        user_ns['display'] = display
+        shell.user_ns_hidden['display'] = display
+        user_ns['display_svg'] = display_svg
+        shell.user_ns_hidden['display_svg'] = display_svg
 
     if import_all:
         s = ("from matplotlib.pylab import *\n"
@@ -165,44 +249,3 b' For more information, type \'help(pylab)\'.""" % backend'
     
     return gui
 
-# We need a little factory function here to create the closure where
-# safe_execfile can live.
-def mpl_runner(safe_execfile):
-    """Factory to return a matplotlib-enabled runner for %run.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    safe_execfile : function
-      This must be a function with the same interface as the
-      :meth:`safe_execfile` method of IPython.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    A function suitable for use as the ``runner`` argument of the %run magic
-    function.
-    """
-    
-    def mpl_execfile(fname,*where,**kw):
-        """matplotlib-aware wrapper around safe_execfile.
-
-        Its interface is identical to that of the :func:`execfile` builtin.
-
-        This is ultimately a call to execfile(), but wrapped in safeties to
-        properly handle interactive rendering."""
-
-        import matplotlib
-        import matplotlib.pylab as pylab
-
-        #print '*** Matplotlib runner ***' # dbg
-        # turn off rendering until end of script
-        is_interactive = matplotlib.rcParams['interactive']
-        matplotlib.interactive(False)
-        safe_execfile(fname,*where,**kw)
-        matplotlib.interactive(is_interactive)
-        # make rendering call now, if the user tried to do it
-        if pylab.draw_if_interactive.called:
-            pylab.draw()
-            pylab.draw_if_interactive.called = False
-
-    return mpl_execfile
-

IPython/utils/generics.py

@@ -2,15 +2,6 b''
 """Generic functions for extending IPython.
 
 See http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/simplegeneric.
-
-Here is an example from IPython.utils.text::
-
-    def print_lsstring(arg):
-        "Prettier (non-repr-like) and more informative printer for LSString"
-        print "LSString (.p, .n, .l, .s available). Value:"
-        print arg
-        
-    print_lsstring = result_display.when_type(LSString)(print_lsstring)
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

IPython/utils/ipstruct.py

@@ -388,8 +388,6 b' class Struct(dict):'
                     inv_conflict_solve_user[func] = inv_conflict_solve_user[name]
                     del inv_conflict_solve_user[name]
             conflict_solve.update(self.__dict_invert(inv_conflict_solve_user))
-        #print 'merge. conflict_solve: '; pprint(conflict_solve) # dbg
-        #print '*'*50,'in merger. conflict_solver:';  pprint(conflict_solve)
         for key in data_dict:
             if key not in self:
                 self[key] = data_dict[key]

IPython/zmq/pylab/backend_inline.py

@@ -6,103 +6,39 b''
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 # Standard library imports
-from cStringIO import StringIO
 
-# System library imports.
 import matplotlib
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_svg import new_figure_manager
 from matplotlib._pylab_helpers import Gcf
 
 # Local imports.
 from IPython.core.displaypub import publish_display_data
+from IPython.lib.pylabtools import figure_to_svg
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Functions
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-def show(close=True):
+def show(close=False):
     """Show all figures as SVG payloads sent to the IPython clients.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     close : bool, optional
       If true, a ``plt.close('all')`` call is automatically issued after
-      sending all the SVG figures.
+      sending all the SVG figures. If this is set, the figures will entirely
+      removed from the internal list of figures.
     """
     for figure_manager in Gcf.get_all_fig_managers():
-        send_svg_canvas(figure_manager.canvas)
+        send_svg_figure(figure_manager.canvas.figure)
     if close:
         matplotlib.pyplot.close('all')
 
+
 # This flag will be reset by draw_if_interactive when called
 show._draw_called = False
 
 
-def figsize(sizex, sizey):
-    """Set the default figure size to be [sizex, sizey].
-
-    This is just an easy to remember, convenience wrapper that sets::
-
-      matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = [sizex, sizey]
-    """
-    matplotlib.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = [sizex, sizey]
-    
-
-def pastefig(*figs):
-    """Paste one or more figures into the console workspace.
-
-    If no arguments are given, all available figures are pasted.  If the
-    argument list contains references to invalid figures, a warning is printed
-    but the function continues pasting further figures.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    figs : tuple
-      A tuple that can contain any mixture of integers and figure objects.
-    """
-    if not figs:
-        show(close=False)
-    else:
-        fig_managers = Gcf.get_all_fig_managers()
-        fig_index = dict( [(fm.canvas.figure, fm.canvas) for fm in fig_managers]
-           + [ (fm.canvas.figure.number, fm.canvas) for fm in fig_managers] )
-
-        for fig in figs:
-            canvas = fig_index.get(fig)
-            if canvas is None:
-                print('Warning: figure %s not available.' % fig)
-            else:
-                send_svg_canvas(canvas)
-
-
-def send_svg_canvas(canvas):
-    """Draw the current canvas and send it as an SVG payload.
-    """
-    # Set the background to white instead so it looks good on black.  We store
-    # the current values to restore them at the end.
-    fc = canvas.figure.get_facecolor()
-    ec = canvas.figure.get_edgecolor()
-    canvas.figure.set_facecolor('white')
-    canvas.figure.set_edgecolor('white')
-    try:
-        publish_display_data(
-            'IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline.send_svg_canvas',
-            'Matplotlib Plot',
-            {'image/svg+xml' : svg_from_canvas(canvas)}
-        )
-    finally:
-        canvas.figure.set_facecolor(fc)
-        canvas.figure.set_edgecolor(ec)
-
-
-def svg_from_canvas(canvas):
-    """ Return a string containing the SVG representation of a FigureCanvasSvg.
-    """
-    string_io = StringIO()
-    canvas.print_figure(string_io, format='svg')
-    return string_io.getvalue()
-
-
 def draw_if_interactive():
     """
     Is called after every pylab drawing command
@@ -119,5 +55,19 b' def flush_svg():'
     prior code execution, there had been any calls to draw_if_interactive.
     """
     if show._draw_called:
-        show(close=True)
+        # Show is called with the default close=False here, otherwise, the
+        # Figure will be closed and not available for future plotting.
+        show()
         show._draw_called = False
+
+
+def send_svg_figure(fig):
+    """Draw the current figure and send it as an SVG payload.
+    """
+    svg = figure_to_svg(fig)
+    publish_display_data(
+        'IPython.zmq.pylab.backend_inline.send_svg_figure',
+        'Matplotlib Plot',
+        {'image/svg+xml' : svg}
+    )
+

IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py

@@ -203,6 +203,8 b' class ZMQInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
 
         # Shorthands
         shell = self.shell
+        disp_formatter = self.shell.display_formatter
+        ptformatter = disp_formatter.formatters['text/plain']
         # dstore is a data store kept in the instance metadata bag to track any
         # changes we make, so we can undo them later.
         dstore = shell.meta.setdefault('doctest_mode', Struct())
@@ -210,16 +212,19 b' class ZMQInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
 
         # save a few values we'll need to recover later
         mode = save_dstore('mode', False)
-        save_dstore('rc_pprint', shell.pprint)
+        save_dstore('rc_pprint', ptformatter.pprint)
+        save_dstore('rc_plain_text_only',disp_formatter.plain_text_only)
         save_dstore('xmode', shell.InteractiveTB.mode)
         
         if mode == False:
             # turn on
-            shell.pprint = False
+            ptformatter.pprint = False
+            disp_formatter.plain_text_only = True
             shell.magic_xmode('Plain')
         else:
             # turn off
-            shell.pprint = dstore.rc_pprint
+            ptformatter.pprint = dstore.rc_pprint
+            disp_formatter.plain_text_only = dstore.rc_plain_text_only
             shell.magic_xmode(dstore.xmode)
 
         # Store new mode and inform on console

setupbase.py

@@ -214,12 +214,6 b' def find_data_files():'
                    (pjoin(docdirbase, 'extensions'), igridhelpfiles),
                    ] + manual_files + example_files
                  
-    ## import pprint  # dbg
-    ## print('*'*80)
-    ## print('data files')
-    ## pprint.pprint(data_files)
-    ## print('*'*80)
-    
     return data_files