New system for interactively running scripts. After a submission by Ken

Schutte <kschutte-AT-csail.mit.edu> on the ipython-user list.

IPython/irunner.py

@@ -0,0 +1,276 b''
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Module for interactively running scripts.
+
+This module implements classes for interactively running scripts written for
+any system with a prompt which can be matched by a regexp suitable for
+pexpect.  It can be used to run as if they had been typed up interactively, an
+arbitrary series of commands for the target system.
+
+The module includes classes ready for IPython (with the default prompts),
+plain Python and SAGE, but making a new one is trivial.  To see how to use it,
+simply run the module as a script:
+
+./irunner.py --help
+
+
+This is an extension of Ken Schutte <kschutte-AT-csail.mit.edu>'s script
+contributed on the ipython-user list:
+
+http://scipy.net/pipermail/ipython-user/2006-May/001705.html
+
+
+NOTES:
+
+ - This module requires pexpect, available in most linux distros, or which can
+ be downloaded from
+
+    http://pexpect.sourceforge.net
+
+ - Because pexpect only works under Unix or Windows-Cygwin, this has the same
+ limitations.  This means that it will NOT work under native windows Python.
+"""
+
+# Stdlib imports
+import optparse
+import sys
+
+# Third-party modules.
+import pexpect
+
+# Global usage strings, to avoid indentation issues when typing it below.
+USAGE = """
+Interactive script runner, type: %s
+
+runner [opts] script_name
+"""
+
+# The generic runner class
+class InteractiveRunner(object):
+    """Class to run a sequence of commands through an interactive program."""
+    
+    def __init__(self,program,prompts,args=None):
+        """Construct a runner.
+
+        Inputs:
+
+          - program: command to execute the given program.
+
+          - prompts: a list of patterns to match as valid prompts, in the
+          format used by pexpect.  This basically means that it can be either
+          a string (to be compiled as a regular expression) or a list of such
+          (it must be a true list, as pexpect does type checks).
+
+          If more than one prompt is given, the first is treated as the main
+          program prompt and the others as 'continuation' prompts, like
+          python's.  This means that blank lines in the input source are
+          ommitted when the first prompt is matched, but are NOT ommitted when
+          the continuation one matches, since this is how python signals the
+          end of multiline input interactively.
+
+        Optional inputs:
+
+          - args(None): optional list of strings to pass as arguments to the
+          child program.
+        """
+        
+        self.program = program
+        self.prompts = prompts
+        if args is None: args = []
+        self.args = args
+        
+    def run_file(self,fname,interact=False):
+        """Run the given file interactively.
+
+        Inputs:
+
+          -fname: name of the file to execute.
+
+        See the run_source docstring for the meaning of the optional
+        arguments."""
+
+        fobj = open(fname,'r')
+        try:
+            self.run_source(fobj,interact)
+        finally:
+            fobj.close()
+        
+    def run_source(self,source,interact=False):
+        """Run the given source code interactively.
+
+        Inputs:
+
+          - source: a string of code to be executed, or an open file object we
+          can iterate over.
+
+        Optional inputs:
+
+          - interact(False): if true, start to interact with the running
+          program at the end of the script.  Otherwise, just exit.
+          """
+
+        # if the source is a string, chop it up in lines so we can iterate
+        # over it just as if it were an open file.
+        if not isinstance(source,file):
+            source = source.splitlines(True)
+
+        # grab the true write method of stdout, in case anything later
+        # reassigns sys.stdout, so that we really are writing to the true
+        # stdout and not to something else.
+        write = sys.stdout.write
+
+        c = pexpect.spawn(self.program,self.args,timeout=None)
+            
+        prompts = c.compile_pattern_list(self.prompts[0])
+        prompts = c.compile_pattern_list(self.prompts)
+
+        prompt_idx = c.expect_list(prompts)
+        # Flag whether the script ends normally or not, to know whether we can
+        # do anything further with the underlying process.
+        end_normal = True
+        for cmd in source:
+            # skip blank lines for all matches to the 'main' prompt, while the
+            # secondary prompts do not
+            if prompt_idx==0 and cmd.isspace():
+                continue
+
+            write(c.after)
+            c.send(cmd)
+            try:
+                prompt_idx = c.expect_list(prompts)
+            except pexpect.EOF:
+                # this will happen if the child dies unexpectedly
+                write(c.before)
+                end_normal = False
+                break
+            write(c.before)
+        
+        if isinstance(source,file):
+            source.close()
+
+        if end_normal:
+            if interact:
+                c.send('\n')
+                print '<< Starting interactive mode >>',
+                try:
+                    c.interact()
+                except OSError:
+                    # This is what fires when the child stops.  Simply print a
+                    # newline so the system prompt is alingned.  The extra
+                    # space is there to make sure it gets printed, otherwise
+                    # OS buffering sometimes just suppresses it.
+                    write(' \n')
+                    sys.stdout.flush()
+            else:
+                c.close()
+        else:
+            if interact:
+                e="Further interaction is not possible: child process is dead."
+                print >> sys.stderr, e
+                
+    def main(self,argv=None):
+        """Run as a command-line script."""
+
+        parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=USAGE % self.__class__.__name__)
+        newopt = parser.add_option
+        newopt('-i','--interact',action='store_true',default=False,
+               help='Interact with the program after the script is run.')
+
+        opts,args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+        if len(args) != 1:
+            print >> sys.stderr,"You must supply exactly one file to run."
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        self.run_file(args[0],opts.interact)
+
+
+# Specific runners for particular programs
+class IPythonRunner(InteractiveRunner):
+    """Interactive IPython runner.
+
+    This initalizes IPython in 'nocolor' mode for simplicity.  This lets us
+    avoid having to write a regexp that matches ANSI sequences, though pexpect
+    does support them.  If anyone contributes patches for ANSI color support,
+    they will be welcome.
+
+    It also sets the prompts manually, since the prompt regexps for
+    pexpect need to be matched to the actual prompts, so user-customized
+    prompts would break this.
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self,program = 'ipython',args=None):
+        """New runner, optionally passing the ipython command to use."""
+        
+        args0 = ['-colors','NoColor',
+                 '-pi1','In [\\#]: ',
+                 '-pi2','   .\\D.: ']
+        if args is None: args = args0
+        else: args = args0 + args
+        prompts = [r'In \[\d+\]: ',r'   \.*: ']
+        InteractiveRunner.__init__(self,program,prompts,args)
+
+
+class PythonRunner(InteractiveRunner):
+    """Interactive Python runner."""
+
+    def __init__(self,program='python',args=None):
+        """New runner, optionally passing the python command to use."""
+
+        prompts = [r'>>> ',r'\.\.\. ']
+        InteractiveRunner.__init__(self,program,prompts,args)
+
+
+class SAGERunner(InteractiveRunner):
+    """Interactive SAGE runner.
+    
+    XXX - This class is currently untested, meant for feedback from the SAGE
+    team. """
+
+    def __init__(self,program='sage',args=None):
+        """New runner, optionally passing the sage command to use."""
+        print 'XXX - This class is currently untested!!!'
+        print 'It is a placeholder,  meant for feedback from the SAGE team.'
+
+        prompts = ['sage: ',r'\s*\.\.\. ']
+        InteractiveRunner.__init__(self,program,prompts,args)
+
+# Global usage string, to avoid indentation issues if typed in a function def.
+MAIN_USAGE = """
+%prog [options] file_to_run
+
+This is an interface to the various interactive runners available in this
+module.  If you want to pass specific options to one of the runners, you need
+to first terminate the main options with a '--', and then provide the runner's
+options.  For example:
+
+irunner.py --python -- --help
+
+will pass --help to the python runner.  Similarly,
+
+irunner.py --ipython -- --log test.log script.ipy
+
+will run the script.ipy file under the IPython runner, logging all output into
+the test.log file.
+"""
+
+def main():
+    """Run as a command-line script."""
+
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=MAIN_USAGE)
+    newopt = parser.add_option
+    parser.set_defaults(mode='ipython')
+    newopt('--ipython',action='store_const',dest='mode',const='ipython',
+           help='IPython interactive runner (default).')
+    newopt('--python',action='store_const',dest='mode',const='python',
+           help='Python interactive runner.')
+    newopt('--sage',action='store_const',dest='mode',const='sage',
+           help='SAGE interactive runner - UNTESTED.')
+
+    opts,args = parser.parse_args()
+    runners = dict(ipython=IPythonRunner,
+                   python=PythonRunner,
+                   sage=SAGERunner)
+    runners[opts.mode]().main(args)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

IPython/iplib.py

@@ -1,2300 +1,2299 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
 
 Requires Python 2.3 or newer.
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 1329 2006-05-26 07:52:45Z fperez $
+$Id: iplib.py 1332 2006-05-30 01:41:28Z fperez $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #
 # Note: this code originally subclassed code.InteractiveConsole from the
 # Python standard library.  Over time, all of that class has been copied
 # verbatim here for modifications which could not be accomplished by
 # subclassing.  At this point, there are no dependencies at all on the code
 # module anymore (it is not even imported).  The Python License (sec. 2)
 # allows for this, but it's always nice to acknowledge credit where credit is
 # due.
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Modules and globals
 
 from IPython import Release
 __author__  = '%s <%s>\n%s <%s>' % \
               ( Release.authors['Janko'] + Release.authors['Fernando'] )
 __license__ = Release.license
 __version__ = Release.version
 
 # Python standard modules
 import __main__
 import __builtin__
 import StringIO
 import bdb
 import cPickle as pickle
 import codeop
 import exceptions
 import glob
 import inspect
 import keyword
 import new
 import os
 import pdb
 import pydoc
 import re
 import shutil
 import string
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import traceback
 import types
 import pickleshare
 
 from pprint import pprint, pformat
 
 # IPython's own modules
 import IPython
 from IPython import OInspect,PyColorize,ultraTB
 from IPython.ColorANSI import ColorScheme,ColorSchemeTable  # too long names
 from IPython.FakeModule import FakeModule
 from IPython.Itpl import Itpl,itpl,printpl,ItplNS,itplns
 from IPython.Logger import Logger
 from IPython.Magic import Magic
 from IPython.Prompts import CachedOutput
 from IPython.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.background_jobs import BackgroundJobManager
 from IPython.usage import cmd_line_usage,interactive_usage
 from IPython.genutils import *
 import IPython.ipapi
 
 # Globals
 
 # store the builtin raw_input globally, and use this always, in case user code
 # overwrites it (like wx.py.PyShell does)
 raw_input_original = raw_input
 
 # compiled regexps for autoindent management
 dedent_re = re.compile(r'^\s+raise|^\s+return|^\s+pass')
 
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Some utility function definitions
 
 ini_spaces_re = re.compile(r'^(\s+)')
 
 def num_ini_spaces(strng):
     """Return the number of initial spaces in a string"""
 
     ini_spaces = ini_spaces_re.match(strng)
     if ini_spaces:
         return ini_spaces.end()
     else:
         return 0
 
 def softspace(file, newvalue):
     """Copied from code.py, to remove the dependency"""
 
     oldvalue = 0
     try:
         oldvalue = file.softspace
     except AttributeError:
         pass
     try:
         file.softspace = newvalue
     except (AttributeError, TypeError):
         # "attribute-less object" or "read-only attributes"
         pass
     return oldvalue
 
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Local use exceptions
 class SpaceInInput(exceptions.Exception): pass
 
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Local use classes
 class Bunch: pass
 
 class Undefined: pass
 
 class InputList(list):
     """Class to store user input.
 
     It's basically a list, but slices return a string instead of a list, thus
     allowing things like (assuming 'In' is an instance):
 
     exec In[4:7]
 
     or
 
     exec In[5:9] + In[14] + In[21:25]"""
 
     def __getslice__(self,i,j):
         return ''.join(list.__getslice__(self,i,j))
 
 class SyntaxTB(ultraTB.ListTB):
     """Extension which holds some state: the last exception value"""
 
     def __init__(self,color_scheme = 'NoColor'):
         ultraTB.ListTB.__init__(self,color_scheme)
         self.last_syntax_error = None
 
     def __call__(self, etype, value, elist):
         self.last_syntax_error = value
         ultraTB.ListTB.__call__(self,etype,value,elist)
 
     def clear_err_state(self):
         """Return the current error state and clear it"""
         e = self.last_syntax_error
         self.last_syntax_error = None
         return e
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Main IPython class
 
 # FIXME: the Magic class is a mixin for now, and will unfortunately remain so
 # until a full rewrite is made.  I've cleaned all cross-class uses of
 # attributes and methods, but too much user code out there relies on the
 # equlity %foo == __IP.magic_foo, so I can't actually remove the mixin usage.
 #
 # But at least now, all the pieces have been separated and we could, in
 # principle, stop using the mixin.  This will ease the transition to the
 # chainsaw branch.
 
 # For reference, the following is the list of 'self.foo' uses in the Magic
 # class as of 2005-12-28.  These are names we CAN'T use in the main ipython
 # class, to prevent clashes.
 
 # ['self.__class__', 'self.__dict__', 'self._inspect', 'self._ofind',
 #  'self.arg_err', 'self.extract_input', 'self.format_', 'self.lsmagic',
 #  'self.magic_', 'self.options_table', 'self.parse', 'self.shell',
 #  'self.value']
 
 class InteractiveShell(object,Magic):
     """An enhanced console for Python."""
 
     # class attribute to indicate whether the class supports threads or not.
     # Subclasses with thread support should override this as needed.
     isthreaded = False
 
     def __init__(self,name,usage=None,rc=Struct(opts=None,args=None),
                  user_ns = None,user_global_ns=None,banner2='',
                  custom_exceptions=((),None),embedded=False):
 
-        
         # log system
         self.logger = Logger(self,logfname='ipython_log.py',logmode='rotate')
 
         # some minimal strict typechecks.  For some core data structures, I
         # want actual basic python types, not just anything that looks like
         # one.  This is especially true for namespaces.
         for ns in (user_ns,user_global_ns):
             if ns is not None and type(ns) != types.DictType:
                 raise TypeError,'namespace must be a dictionary'
 
         # Job manager (for jobs run as background threads)
         self.jobs = BackgroundJobManager()
 
         # Store the actual shell's name
         self.name = name
 
         # We need to know whether the instance is meant for embedding, since
         # global/local namespaces need to be handled differently in that case
         self.embedded = embedded
 
         # command compiler
         self.compile = codeop.CommandCompiler()
 
         # User input buffer
         self.buffer = []
 
         # Default name given in compilation of code
         self.filename = '<ipython console>'
 
         # Make an empty namespace, which extension writers can rely on both
         # existing and NEVER being used by ipython itself.  This gives them a
         # convenient location for storing additional information and state
         # their extensions may require, without fear of collisions with other
         # ipython names that may develop later.
         self.meta = Struct()
 
         # Create the namespace where the user will operate.  user_ns is
         # normally the only one used, and it is passed to the exec calls as
         # the locals argument.  But we do carry a user_global_ns namespace
         # given as the exec 'globals' argument,  This is useful in embedding
         # situations where the ipython shell opens in a context where the
         # distinction between locals and globals is meaningful.
 
         # FIXME. For some strange reason, __builtins__ is showing up at user
         # level as a dict instead of a module. This is a manual fix, but I
         # should really track down where the problem is coming from. Alex
         # Schmolck reported this problem first.
 
         # A useful post by Alex Martelli on this topic:
         # Re: inconsistent value from __builtins__
         # Von: Alex Martelli <[e-mail]>
         # Datum: Freitag 01 Oktober 2004 04:45:34 nachmittags/abends
         # Gruppen: comp.lang.python
 
         # Michael Hohn <[e-mail]> wrote:
         # > >>> print type(builtin_check.get_global_binding('__builtins__'))
         # > <type 'dict'>
         # > >>> print type(__builtins__)
         # > <type 'module'>
         # > Is this difference in return value intentional?
 
         # Well, it's documented that '__builtins__' can be either a dictionary
         # or a module, and it's been that way for a long time. Whether it's
         # intentional (or sensible), I don't know. In any case, the idea is
         # that if you need to access the built-in namespace directly, you
         # should start with "import __builtin__" (note, no 's') which will
         # definitely give you a module. Yeah, it's somewhat confusing:-(.
 
         # These routines return properly built dicts as needed by the rest of
         # the code, and can also be used by extension writers to generate
         # properly initialized namespaces.
         user_ns = IPython.ipapi.make_user_ns(user_ns)
         user_global_ns = IPython.ipapi.make_user_global_ns(user_global_ns)
             
         # Assign namespaces
         # This is the namespace where all normal user variables live
         self.user_ns = user_ns
         # Embedded instances require a separate namespace for globals.
         # Normally this one is unused by non-embedded instances.
         self.user_global_ns = user_global_ns
         # A namespace to keep track of internal data structures to prevent
         # them from cluttering user-visible stuff.  Will be updated later
         self.internal_ns = {}
 
         # Namespace of system aliases.  Each entry in the alias
         # table must be a 2-tuple of the form (N,name), where N is the number
         # of positional arguments of the alias.
         self.alias_table = {}
 
         # A table holding all the namespaces IPython deals with, so that
         # introspection facilities can search easily.
         self.ns_table = {'user':user_ns,
                          'user_global':user_global_ns,
                          'alias':self.alias_table,
                          'internal':self.internal_ns,
                          'builtin':__builtin__.__dict__
                          }
 
         # The user namespace MUST have a pointer to the shell itself.
         self.user_ns[name] = self
 
         # We need to insert into sys.modules something that looks like a
         # module but which accesses the IPython namespace, for shelve and
         # pickle to work interactively. Normally they rely on getting
         # everything out of __main__, but for embedding purposes each IPython
         # instance has its own private namespace, so we can't go shoving
         # everything into __main__.
 
         # note, however, that we should only do this for non-embedded
         # ipythons, which really mimic the __main__.__dict__ with their own
         # namespace.  Embedded instances, on the other hand, should not do
         # this because they need to manage the user local/global namespaces
         # only, but they live within a 'normal' __main__ (meaning, they
         # shouldn't overtake the execution environment of the script they're
         # embedded in).
 
         if not embedded:
             try:
                 main_name = self.user_ns['__name__']
             except KeyError:
                 raise KeyError,'user_ns dictionary MUST have a "__name__" key'
             else:
                 #print "pickle hack in place"  # dbg
                 #print 'main_name:',main_name # dbg
                 sys.modules[main_name] = FakeModule(self.user_ns)
 
         # List of input with multi-line handling.
         # Fill its zero entry, user counter starts at 1
         self.input_hist = InputList(['\n'])
         # This one will hold the 'raw' input history, without any
         # pre-processing.  This will allow users to retrieve the input just as
         # it was exactly typed in by the user, with %hist -r.
         self.input_hist_raw = InputList(['\n'])
 
         # list of visited directories
         try:
             self.dir_hist = [os.getcwd()]
         except IOError, e:
             self.dir_hist = []
 
         # dict of output history
         self.output_hist = {}
 
         # dict of things NOT to alias (keywords, builtins and some magics)
         no_alias = {}
         no_alias_magics = ['cd','popd','pushd','dhist','alias','unalias']
         for key in keyword.kwlist + no_alias_magics:
             no_alias[key] = 1
         no_alias.update(__builtin__.__dict__)
         self.no_alias = no_alias
                 
         # make global variables for user access to these
         self.user_ns['_ih'] = self.input_hist
         self.user_ns['_oh'] = self.output_hist
         self.user_ns['_dh'] = self.dir_hist
 
         # user aliases to input and output histories
         self.user_ns['In']  = self.input_hist
         self.user_ns['Out'] = self.output_hist
 
         # Object variable to store code object waiting execution.  This is
         # used mainly by the multithreaded shells, but it can come in handy in
         # other situations.  No need to use a Queue here, since it's a single
         # item which gets cleared once run.
         self.code_to_run = None
         
         # escapes for automatic behavior on the command line
         self.ESC_SHELL  = '!'
         self.ESC_HELP   = '?'
         self.ESC_MAGIC  = '%'
         self.ESC_QUOTE  = ','
         self.ESC_QUOTE2 = ';'
         self.ESC_PAREN  = '/'
 
         # And their associated handlers
         self.esc_handlers = {self.ESC_PAREN  : self.handle_auto,
                              self.ESC_QUOTE  : self.handle_auto,
                              self.ESC_QUOTE2 : self.handle_auto,
                              self.ESC_MAGIC  : self.handle_magic,
                              self.ESC_HELP   : self.handle_help,
                              self.ESC_SHELL  : self.handle_shell_escape,
                              }
 
         # class initializations
         Magic.__init__(self,self)
 
         # Python source parser/formatter for syntax highlighting
         pyformat = PyColorize.Parser().format
         self.pycolorize = lambda src: pyformat(src,'str',self.rc['colors'])
 
         # hooks holds pointers used for user-side customizations
         self.hooks = Struct()
         
         # Set all default hooks, defined in the IPython.hooks module.
         hooks = IPython.hooks
         for hook_name in hooks.__all__:
             # default hooks have priority 100, i.e. low; user hooks should have 0-100 priority
             self.set_hook(hook_name,getattr(hooks,hook_name), 100)
             #print "bound hook",hook_name
 
         # Flag to mark unconditional exit
         self.exit_now = False
 
         self.usage_min =  """\
         An enhanced console for Python.
         Some of its features are:
         - Readline support if the readline library is present.
         - Tab completion in the local namespace.
         - Logging of input, see command-line options.
         - System shell escape via ! , eg !ls.
         - Magic commands, starting with a % (like %ls, %pwd, %cd, etc.)
         - Keeps track of locally defined variables via %who, %whos.
         - Show object information with a ? eg ?x or x? (use ?? for more info).
         """
         if usage: self.usage = usage
         else: self.usage = self.usage_min
 
         # Storage
         self.rc = rc   # This will hold all configuration information
         self.pager = 'less'
         # temporary files used for various purposes.  Deleted at exit.
         self.tempfiles = []
 
         # Keep track of readline usage (later set by init_readline)
         self.has_readline = False
 
         # template for logfile headers.  It gets resolved at runtime by the
         # logstart method.
         self.loghead_tpl = \
 """#log# Automatic Logger file. *** THIS MUST BE THE FIRST LINE ***
 #log# DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINE OR THE TWO BELOW
 #log# opts = %s
 #log# args = %s
 #log# It is safe to make manual edits below here.
 #log#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 """
         # for pushd/popd management
         try:
             self.home_dir = get_home_dir()
         except HomeDirError,msg:
             fatal(msg)
 
         self.dir_stack = [os.getcwd().replace(self.home_dir,'~')]
 
         # Functions to call the underlying shell.
 
         # utility to expand user variables via Itpl
         self.var_expand = lambda cmd: str(ItplNS(cmd.replace('#','\#'),
                                                  self.user_ns))
         # The first is similar to os.system, but it doesn't return a value,
         # and it allows interpolation of variables in the user's namespace.
         self.system = lambda cmd: shell(self.var_expand(cmd),
                                         header='IPython system call: ',
                                         verbose=self.rc.system_verbose)
         # These are for getoutput and getoutputerror:
         self.getoutput = lambda cmd: \
                          getoutput(self.var_expand(cmd),
                                    header='IPython system call: ',
                                    verbose=self.rc.system_verbose)
         self.getoutputerror = lambda cmd: \
                               getoutputerror(str(ItplNS(cmd.replace('#','\#'),
                                                         self.user_ns)),
                                              header='IPython system call: ',
                                              verbose=self.rc.system_verbose)
  
         # RegExp for splitting line contents into pre-char//first
         # word-method//rest.  For clarity, each group in on one line.
 
         # WARNING: update the regexp if the above escapes are changed, as they
         # are hardwired in.
 
         # Don't get carried away with trying to make the autocalling catch too
         # much:  it's better to be conservative rather than to trigger hidden
         # evals() somewhere and end up causing side effects.
 
         self.line_split = re.compile(r'^([\s*,;/])'
                                      r'([\?\w\.]+\w*\s*)'
                                      r'(\(?.*$)')
 
         # Original re, keep around for a while in case changes break something
         #self.line_split = re.compile(r'(^[\s*!\?%,/]?)'
         #                             r'(\s*[\?\w\.]+\w*\s*)'
         #                             r'(\(?.*$)')
 
         # RegExp to identify potential function names
         self.re_fun_name = re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z_]([a-zA-Z0-9_.]*) *$')
 
         # RegExp to exclude strings with this start from autocalling.  In
         # particular, all binary operators should be excluded, so that if foo
         # is callable, foo OP bar doesn't become foo(OP bar), which is
         # invalid.  The characters '!=()' don't need to be checked for, as the
         # _prefilter routine explicitely does so, to catch direct calls and
         # rebindings of existing names.
 
         # Warning: the '-' HAS TO BE AT THE END of the first group, otherwise
         # it affects the rest of the group in square brackets.
         self.re_exclude_auto = re.compile(r'^[<>,&^\|\*/\+-]'
                                           '|^is |^not |^in |^and |^or ')
 
         # try to catch also methods for stuff in lists/tuples/dicts: off
         # (experimental). For this to work, the line_split regexp would need
         # to be modified so it wouldn't break things at '['. That line is
         # nasty enough that I shouldn't change it until I can test it _well_.
         #self.re_fun_name = re.compile (r'[a-zA-Z_]([a-zA-Z0-9_.\[\]]*) ?$')
 
         # keep track of where we started running (mainly for crash post-mortem)
         self.starting_dir = os.getcwd()
 
         # Various switches which can be set
         self.CACHELENGTH = 5000  # this is cheap, it's just text
         self.BANNER = "Python %(version)s on %(platform)s\n" % sys.__dict__
         self.banner2 = banner2
 
         # TraceBack handlers:
 
         # Syntax error handler.
         self.SyntaxTB = SyntaxTB(color_scheme='NoColor')
         
         # The interactive one is initialized with an offset, meaning we always
         # want to remove the topmost item in the traceback, which is our own
         # internal code. Valid modes: ['Plain','Context','Verbose']
         self.InteractiveTB = ultraTB.AutoFormattedTB(mode = 'Plain',
                                                      color_scheme='NoColor',
                                                      tb_offset = 1)
 
         # IPython itself shouldn't crash. This will produce a detailed
         # post-mortem if it does.  But we only install the crash handler for
         # non-threaded shells, the threaded ones use a normal verbose reporter
         # and lose the crash handler.  This is because exceptions in the main
         # thread (such as in GUI code) propagate directly to sys.excepthook,
         # and there's no point in printing crash dumps for every user exception.
         if self.isthreaded:
             sys.excepthook = ultraTB.FormattedTB()
         else:
             from IPython import CrashHandler
             sys.excepthook = CrashHandler.CrashHandler(self)
 
         # The instance will store a pointer to this, so that runtime code
         # (such as magics) can access it.  This is because during the
         # read-eval loop, it gets temporarily overwritten (to deal with GUI
         # frameworks).
         self.sys_excepthook = sys.excepthook
 
         # and add any custom exception handlers the user may have specified
         self.set_custom_exc(*custom_exceptions)
 
         # indentation management
         self.autoindent = False
         self.indent_current_nsp = 0
 
         # Make some aliases automatically
         # Prepare list of shell aliases to auto-define
         if os.name == 'posix':
             auto_alias = ('mkdir mkdir', 'rmdir rmdir',
                           'mv mv -i','rm rm -i','cp cp -i',
                           'cat cat','less less','clear clear',
                           # a better ls
                           'ls ls -F',
                           # long ls
                           'll ls -lF',
                           # color ls
                           'lc ls -F -o --color',
                           # ls normal files only
                           'lf ls -F -o --color %l | grep ^-',
                           # ls symbolic links
                           'lk ls -F -o --color %l | grep ^l',
                           # directories or links to directories,
                           'ldir ls -F -o --color %l | grep /$',
                           # things which are executable
                           'lx ls -F -o --color %l | grep ^-..x',
                           )
         elif os.name in ['nt','dos']:
             auto_alias = ('dir dir /on', 'ls dir /on',
                           'ddir dir /ad /on', 'ldir dir /ad /on',
                           'mkdir mkdir','rmdir rmdir','echo echo',
                           'ren ren','cls cls','copy copy')
         else:
             auto_alias = ()
         self.auto_alias = map(lambda s:s.split(None,1),auto_alias)
         # Call the actual (public) initializer
         self.init_auto_alias()
 
         # Produce a public API instance
         self.api = IPython.ipapi.IPApi(self)
 
         # track which builtins we add, so we can clean up later
         self.builtins_added = {}
         # This method will add the necessary builtins for operation, but
         # tracking what it did via the builtins_added dict.
         self.add_builtins()
 
     # end __init__
 
     def pre_config_initialization(self):
         """Pre-configuration init method
 
         This is called before the configuration files are processed to
         prepare the services the config files might need.
         
         self.rc already has reasonable default values at this point.
         """
         rc = self.rc
         
         self.db = pickleshare.PickleShareDB(rc.ipythondir + "/db")
     
     def post_config_initialization(self):
         """Post configuration init method
 
         This is called after the configuration files have been processed to
         'finalize' the initialization."""
 
         rc = self.rc
 
         # Object inspector
         self.inspector = OInspect.Inspector(OInspect.InspectColors,
                                             PyColorize.ANSICodeColors,
                                             'NoColor',
                                             rc.object_info_string_level)
         
         # Load readline proper
         if rc.readline:
             self.init_readline()
 
         # local shortcut, this is used a LOT
         self.log = self.logger.log
 
         # Initialize cache, set in/out prompts and printing system
         self.outputcache = CachedOutput(self,
                                         rc.cache_size,
                                         rc.pprint,
                                         input_sep = rc.separate_in,
                                         output_sep = rc.separate_out,
                                         output_sep2 = rc.separate_out2,
                                         ps1 = rc.prompt_in1,
                                         ps2 = rc.prompt_in2,
                                         ps_out = rc.prompt_out,
                                         pad_left = rc.prompts_pad_left)
 
         # user may have over-ridden the default print hook:
         try:
             self.outputcache.__class__.display = self.hooks.display
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
         # I don't like assigning globally to sys, because it means when embedding
         # instances, each embedded instance overrides the previous choice. But
         # sys.displayhook seems to be called internally by exec, so I don't see a
         # way around it.
         sys.displayhook = self.outputcache
 
         # Set user colors (don't do it in the constructor above so that it
         # doesn't crash if colors option is invalid)
         self.magic_colors(rc.colors)
 
         # Set calling of pdb on exceptions
         self.call_pdb = rc.pdb
 
         # Load user aliases
         for alias in rc.alias:
             self.magic_alias(alias)
         self.hooks.late_startup_hook()
         
         for batchfile in [path(arg) for arg in self.rc.args 
             if arg.lower().endswith('.ipy')]:
             if not batchfile.isfile():
                 print "No such batch file:", batchfile
                 continue
             self.api.runlines(batchfile.text())
 
     def add_builtins(self):
         """Store ipython references into the builtin namespace.
 
         Some parts of ipython operate via builtins injected here, which hold a
         reference to IPython itself."""
 
         # TODO: deprecate all except _ip; 'jobs' should be installed 
         # by an extension and the rest are under _ip, ipalias is redundant
         builtins_new  = dict(__IPYTHON__ = self,
                              ip_set_hook = self.set_hook, 
                              jobs = self.jobs,
                              ipmagic = self.ipmagic,  
                              ipalias = self.ipalias,  
                              ipsystem = self.ipsystem,
                              _ip = self.api
                              )
         for biname,bival in builtins_new.items():
             try:
                 # store the orignal value so we can restore it
                 self.builtins_added[biname] =  __builtin__.__dict__[biname]
             except KeyError:
                 # or mark that it wasn't defined, and we'll just delete it at
                 # cleanup
                 self.builtins_added[biname] = Undefined
             __builtin__.__dict__[biname] = bival
             
         # Keep in the builtins a flag for when IPython is active.  We set it
         # with setdefault so that multiple nested IPythons don't clobber one
         # another.  Each will increase its value by one upon being activated,
         # which also gives us a way to determine the nesting level.
         __builtin__.__dict__.setdefault('__IPYTHON__active',0)
 
     def clean_builtins(self):
         """Remove any builtins which might have been added by add_builtins, or
         restore overwritten ones to their previous values."""
         for biname,bival in self.builtins_added.items():
             if bival is Undefined:
                 del __builtin__.__dict__[biname]
             else:
                 __builtin__.__dict__[biname] = bival
         self.builtins_added.clear()
     
     def set_hook(self,name,hook, priority = 50):
         """set_hook(name,hook) -> sets an internal IPython hook.
 
         IPython exposes some of its internal API as user-modifiable hooks.  By
         adding your function to one of these hooks, you can modify IPython's 
         behavior to call at runtime your own routines."""
 
         # At some point in the future, this should validate the hook before it
         # accepts it.  Probably at least check that the hook takes the number
         # of args it's supposed to.
         dp = getattr(self.hooks, name, None)
         if name not in IPython.hooks.__all__:
             print "Warning! Hook '%s' is not one of %s" % (name, IPython.hooks.__all__ )
         if not dp:
             dp = IPython.hooks.CommandChainDispatcher()
         
         f = new.instancemethod(hook,self,self.__class__)
         try:
             dp.add(f,priority)
         except AttributeError:
             # it was not commandchain, plain old func - replace
             dp = f
 
         setattr(self.hooks,name, dp)
         
         
         #setattr(self.hooks,name,new.instancemethod(hook,self,self.__class__))
 
     def set_custom_exc(self,exc_tuple,handler):
         """set_custom_exc(exc_tuple,handler)
 
         Set a custom exception handler, which will be called if any of the
         exceptions in exc_tuple occur in the mainloop (specifically, in the
         runcode() method.
 
         Inputs:
 
           - exc_tuple: a *tuple* of valid exceptions to call the defined
           handler for.  It is very important that you use a tuple, and NOT A
           LIST here, because of the way Python's except statement works.  If
           you only want to trap a single exception, use a singleton tuple:
 
             exc_tuple == (MyCustomException,)
 
           - handler: this must be defined as a function with the following
           basic interface: def my_handler(self,etype,value,tb).
 
           This will be made into an instance method (via new.instancemethod)
           of IPython itself, and it will be called if any of the exceptions
           listed in the exc_tuple are caught.  If the handler is None, an
           internal basic one is used, which just prints basic info.
 
         WARNING: by putting in your own exception handler into IPython's main
         execution loop, you run a very good chance of nasty crashes.  This
         facility should only be used if you really know what you are doing."""
 
         assert type(exc_tuple)==type(()) , \
                "The custom exceptions must be given AS A TUPLE."
 
         def dummy_handler(self,etype,value,tb):
             print '*** Simple custom exception handler ***'
             print 'Exception type :',etype
             print 'Exception value:',value
             print 'Traceback      :',tb
             print 'Source code    :','\n'.join(self.buffer)
 
         if handler is None: handler = dummy_handler
 
         self.CustomTB = new.instancemethod(handler,self,self.__class__)
         self.custom_exceptions = exc_tuple
 
     def set_custom_completer(self,completer,pos=0):
         """set_custom_completer(completer,pos=0)
 
         Adds a new custom completer function.
 
         The position argument (defaults to 0) is the index in the completers
         list where you want the completer to be inserted."""
 
         newcomp = new.instancemethod(completer,self.Completer,
                                      self.Completer.__class__)
         self.Completer.matchers.insert(pos,newcomp)
 
     def _get_call_pdb(self):
         return self._call_pdb
 
     def _set_call_pdb(self,val):
 
         if val not in (0,1,False,True):
             raise ValueError,'new call_pdb value must be boolean'
 
         # store value in instance
         self._call_pdb = val
 
         # notify the actual exception handlers
         self.InteractiveTB.call_pdb = val
         if self.isthreaded:
             try:
                 self.sys_excepthook.call_pdb = val
             except:
                 warn('Failed to activate pdb for threaded exception handler')
 
     call_pdb = property(_get_call_pdb,_set_call_pdb,None,
                         'Control auto-activation of pdb at exceptions')
  
 
     # These special functions get installed in the builtin namespace, to
     # provide programmatic (pure python) access to magics, aliases and system
     # calls.  This is important for logging, user scripting, and more.
 
     # We are basically exposing, via normal python functions, the three
     # mechanisms in which ipython offers special call modes (magics for
     # internal control, aliases for direct system access via pre-selected
     # names, and !cmd for calling arbitrary system commands).
 
     def ipmagic(self,arg_s):
         """Call a magic function by name.
 
         Input: a string containing the name of the magic function to call and any
         additional arguments to be passed to the magic.
 
         ipmagic('name -opt foo bar') is equivalent to typing at the ipython
         prompt:
 
         In[1]: %name -opt foo bar
 
         To call a magic without arguments, simply use ipmagic('name').
 
         This provides a proper Python function to call IPython's magics in any
         valid Python code you can type at the interpreter, including loops and
         compound statements.  It is added by IPython to the Python builtin
         namespace upon initialization."""
 
         args = arg_s.split(' ',1)
         magic_name = args[0]
         magic_name = magic_name.lstrip(self.ESC_MAGIC)
 
         try:
             magic_args = args[1]
         except IndexError:
             magic_args = ''
         fn = getattr(self,'magic_'+magic_name,None)
         if fn is None:
             error("Magic function `%s` not found." % magic_name)
         else:
             magic_args = self.var_expand(magic_args)
             return fn(magic_args)
 
     def ipalias(self,arg_s):
         """Call an alias by name.
 
         Input: a string containing the name of the alias to call and any
         additional arguments to be passed to the magic.
 
         ipalias('name -opt foo bar') is equivalent to typing at the ipython
         prompt:
 
         In[1]: name -opt foo bar
 
         To call an alias without arguments, simply use ipalias('name').
 
         This provides a proper Python function to call IPython's aliases in any
         valid Python code you can type at the interpreter, including loops and
         compound statements.  It is added by IPython to the Python builtin
         namespace upon initialization."""
 
         args = arg_s.split(' ',1)
         alias_name = args[0]
         try:
             alias_args = args[1]
         except IndexError:
             alias_args = ''
         if alias_name in self.alias_table:
             self.call_alias(alias_name,alias_args)
         else:
             error("Alias `%s` not found." % alias_name)
 
     def ipsystem(self,arg_s):
         """Make a system call, using IPython."""
 
         self.system(arg_s)
 
     def complete(self,text):
         """Return a sorted list of all possible completions on text.
 
         Inputs:
 
           - text: a string of text to be completed on.
 
         This is a wrapper around the completion mechanism, similar to what
         readline does at the command line when the TAB key is hit.  By
         exposing it as a method, it can be used by other non-readline
         environments (such as GUIs) for text completion.
 
         Simple usage example:
 
         In [1]: x = 'hello'
 
         In [2]: __IP.complete('x.l')
         Out[2]: ['x.ljust', 'x.lower', 'x.lstrip']"""
         
         complete = self.Completer.complete
         state = 0
         # use a dict so we get unique keys, since ipyhton's multiple
         # completers can return duplicates.
         comps = {}
         while True:
             newcomp = complete(text,state)
             if newcomp is None:
                 break
             comps[newcomp] = 1
             state += 1
         outcomps = comps.keys()
         outcomps.sort()
         return outcomps
         
     def set_completer_frame(self, frame=None):
         if frame:
             self.Completer.namespace = frame.f_locals
             self.Completer.global_namespace = frame.f_globals
         else:
             self.Completer.namespace = self.user_ns
             self.Completer.global_namespace = self.user_global_ns
 
     def init_auto_alias(self):
         """Define some aliases automatically.
 
         These are ALL parameter-less aliases"""
 
         for alias,cmd in self.auto_alias:
             self.alias_table[alias] = (0,cmd)
 
     def alias_table_validate(self,verbose=0):
         """Update information about the alias table.
 
         In particular, make sure no Python keywords/builtins are in it."""
 
         no_alias = self.no_alias
         for k in self.alias_table.keys():
             if k in no_alias:
                 del self.alias_table[k]
                 if verbose:
                     print ("Deleting alias <%s>, it's a Python "
                            "keyword or builtin." % k)
     
     def set_autoindent(self,value=None):
         """Set the autoindent flag, checking for readline support.
 
         If called with no arguments, it acts as a toggle."""
 
         if not self.has_readline:
             if os.name == 'posix':
                 warn("The auto-indent feature requires the readline library")
             self.autoindent = 0
             return
         if value is None:
             self.autoindent = not self.autoindent
         else:
             self.autoindent = value
 
     def rc_set_toggle(self,rc_field,value=None):
         """Set or toggle a field in IPython's rc config. structure.
 
         If called with no arguments, it acts as a toggle.
 
         If called with a non-existent field, the resulting AttributeError
         exception will propagate out."""
 
         rc_val = getattr(self.rc,rc_field)
         if value is None:
             value = not rc_val
         setattr(self.rc,rc_field,value)
 
     def user_setup(self,ipythondir,rc_suffix,mode='install'):
         """Install the user configuration directory.
 
         Can be called when running for the first time or to upgrade the user's
         .ipython/ directory with the mode parameter. Valid modes are 'install'
         and 'upgrade'."""
 
         def wait():
             try:
                 raw_input("Please press <RETURN> to start IPython.")
             except EOFError:
                 print >> Term.cout
             print '*'*70
 
         cwd = os.getcwd()  # remember where we started
         glb = glob.glob
         print '*'*70
         if mode == 'install':
             print \
 """Welcome to IPython. I will try to create a personal configuration directory
 where you can customize many aspects of IPython's functionality in:\n"""
         else:
             print 'I am going to upgrade your configuration in:'
 
         print ipythondir
 
         rcdirend = os.path.join('IPython','UserConfig')
         cfg = lambda d: os.path.join(d,rcdirend)
         try:
             rcdir = filter(os.path.isdir,map(cfg,sys.path))[0]
         except IOError:
             warning = """
 Installation error. IPython's directory was not found.
 
 Check the following:
 
 The ipython/IPython directory should be in a directory belonging to your
 PYTHONPATH environment variable (that is, it should be in a directory
 belonging to sys.path). You can copy it explicitly there or just link to it.
 
 IPython will proceed with builtin defaults.
 """
             warn(warning)
             wait()
             return
 
         if mode == 'install':
             try:
                 shutil.copytree(rcdir,ipythondir)
                 os.chdir(ipythondir)
                 rc_files = glb("ipythonrc*")
                 for rc_file in rc_files:
                     os.rename(rc_file,rc_file+rc_suffix)
             except:
                 warning = """
 
 There was a problem with the installation:
 %s
 Try to correct it or contact the developers if you think it's a bug.
 IPython will proceed with builtin defaults.""" % sys.exc_info()[1]
                 warn(warning)
                 wait()
                 return
 
         elif mode == 'upgrade':
             try:
                 os.chdir(ipythondir)
             except:
                 print """
 Can not upgrade: changing to directory %s failed. Details:
 %s
 """ % (ipythondir,sys.exc_info()[1])
                 wait()
                 return
             else:
                 sources = glb(os.path.join(rcdir,'[A-Za-z]*'))
                 for new_full_path in sources:
                     new_filename = os.path.basename(new_full_path)
                     if new_filename.startswith('ipythonrc'):
                         new_filename = new_filename + rc_suffix
                     # The config directory should only contain files, skip any
                     # directories which may be there (like CVS)
                     if os.path.isdir(new_full_path):
                         continue
                     if os.path.exists(new_filename):
                         old_file = new_filename+'.old'
                         if os.path.exists(old_file):
                             os.remove(old_file)
                         os.rename(new_filename,old_file)
                     shutil.copy(new_full_path,new_filename)
         else:
             raise ValueError,'unrecognized mode for install:',`mode`
 
         # Fix line-endings to those native to each platform in the config
         # directory.
         try:
             os.chdir(ipythondir)
         except:
             print """
 Problem: changing to directory %s failed.
 Details:
 %s
 
 Some configuration files may have incorrect line endings.  This should not
 cause any problems during execution.  """ % (ipythondir,sys.exc_info()[1])
             wait()
         else:
             for fname in glb('ipythonrc*'):
                 try:
                     native_line_ends(fname,backup=0)
                 except IOError:
                     pass
 
         if mode == 'install':
             print """
 Successful installation!
 
 Please read the sections 'Initial Configuration' and 'Quick Tips' in the
 IPython manual (there are both HTML and PDF versions supplied with the
 distribution) to make sure that your system environment is properly configured
 to take advantage of IPython's features.
 
 Important note: the configuration system has changed! The old system is
 still in place, but its setting may be partly overridden by the settings in 
 "~/.ipython/ipy_user_conf.py" config file. Please take a look at the file 
 if some of the new settings bother you. 
 
 """
         else:
             print """
 Successful upgrade!
 
 All files in your directory:
 %(ipythondir)s
 which would have been overwritten by the upgrade were backed up with a .old
 extension.  If you had made particular customizations in those files you may
 want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()
         wait()
         os.chdir(cwd)
         # end user_setup()
 
     def atexit_operations(self):
         """This will be executed at the time of exit.
 
         Saving of persistent data should be performed here. """
 
         #print '*** IPython exit cleanup ***' # dbg
         # input history
         self.savehist()
 
         # Cleanup all tempfiles left around
         for tfile in self.tempfiles:
             try:
                 os.unlink(tfile)
             except OSError:
                 pass
 
         # save the "persistent data" catch-all dictionary
         self.hooks.shutdown_hook()
         
     def savehist(self):
         """Save input history to a file (via readline library)."""
         try:
             self.readline.write_history_file(self.histfile)
         except:
             print 'Unable to save IPython command history to file: ' + \
                   `self.histfile`
 
     def pre_readline(self):
         """readline hook to be used at the start of each line.
 
         Currently it handles auto-indent only."""
 
         #debugx('self.indent_current_nsp','pre_readline:')
         self.readline.insert_text(self.indent_current_str())
 
     def init_readline(self):
         """Command history completion/saving/reloading."""
 
         import IPython.rlineimpl as readline
         if not readline.have_readline:
             self.has_readline = 0
             self.readline = None
             # no point in bugging windows users with this every time:
             warn('Readline services not available on this platform.')
         else:
             sys.modules['readline'] = readline
             import atexit
             from IPython.completer import IPCompleter
             self.Completer = IPCompleter(self,
                                             self.user_ns,
                                             self.user_global_ns,
                                             self.rc.readline_omit__names,
                                             self.alias_table)
 
             # Platform-specific configuration
             if os.name == 'nt':
                 self.readline_startup_hook = readline.set_pre_input_hook
             else:
                 self.readline_startup_hook = readline.set_startup_hook
 
             # Load user's initrc file (readline config)
             inputrc_name = os.environ.get('INPUTRC')
             if inputrc_name is None:
                 home_dir = get_home_dir()
                 if home_dir is not None:
                     inputrc_name = os.path.join(home_dir,'.inputrc')
             if os.path.isfile(inputrc_name):
                 try:
                     readline.read_init_file(inputrc_name)
                 except:
                     warn('Problems reading readline initialization file <%s>'
                          % inputrc_name)
             
             self.has_readline = 1
             self.readline = readline
             # save this in sys so embedded copies can restore it properly
             sys.ipcompleter = self.Completer.complete
             readline.set_completer(self.Completer.complete)
 
             # Configure readline according to user's prefs
             for rlcommand in self.rc.readline_parse_and_bind:
                 readline.parse_and_bind(rlcommand)
 
             # remove some chars from the delimiters list
             delims = readline.get_completer_delims()
             delims = delims.translate(string._idmap,
                                       self.rc.readline_remove_delims)
             readline.set_completer_delims(delims)
             # otherwise we end up with a monster history after a while:
             readline.set_history_length(1000)
             try:
                 #print '*** Reading readline history'  # dbg
                 readline.read_history_file(self.histfile)
             except IOError:
                 pass  # It doesn't exist yet.
 
             atexit.register(self.atexit_operations)
             del atexit
 
         # Configure auto-indent for all platforms
         self.set_autoindent(self.rc.autoindent)
 
     def _should_recompile(self,e):
         """Utility routine for edit_syntax_error"""
 
         if e.filename in ('<ipython console>','<input>','<string>',
                           '<console>','<BackgroundJob compilation>',
                           None):
                               
             return False
         try:
             if (self.rc.autoedit_syntax and 
                 not ask_yes_no('Return to editor to correct syntax error? '
                               '[Y/n] ','y')):
                 return False
         except EOFError:
             return False
 
         def int0(x):
             try:
                 return int(x)
             except TypeError:
                 return 0
         # always pass integer line and offset values to editor hook
         self.hooks.fix_error_editor(e.filename,
             int0(e.lineno),int0(e.offset),e.msg)
         return True
         
     def edit_syntax_error(self):
         """The bottom half of the syntax error handler called in the main loop.
 
         Loop until syntax error is fixed or user cancels.
         """
 
         while self.SyntaxTB.last_syntax_error:
             # copy and clear last_syntax_error
             err = self.SyntaxTB.clear_err_state()
             if not self._should_recompile(err):
                 return
             try:
                 # may set last_syntax_error again if a SyntaxError is raised
                 self.safe_execfile(err.filename,self.shell.user_ns)
             except:
                 self.showtraceback()
             else:
                 try:
                     f = file(err.filename)
                     try:
                         sys.displayhook(f.read())
                     finally:
                         f.close()
                 except:
                     self.showtraceback()
 
     def showsyntaxerror(self, filename=None):
         """Display the syntax error that just occurred.
 
         This doesn't display a stack trace because there isn't one.
 
         If a filename is given, it is stuffed in the exception instead
         of what was there before (because Python's parser always uses
         "<string>" when reading from a string).
         """
         etype, value, last_traceback = sys.exc_info()
 
         # See note about these variables in showtraceback() below
         sys.last_type = etype
         sys.last_value = value
         sys.last_traceback = last_traceback
         
         if filename and etype is SyntaxError:
             # Work hard to stuff the correct filename in the exception
             try:
                 msg, (dummy_filename, lineno, offset, line) = value
             except:
                 # Not the format we expect; leave it alone
                 pass
             else:
                 # Stuff in the right filename
                 try:
                     # Assume SyntaxError is a class exception
                     value = SyntaxError(msg, (filename, lineno, offset, line))
                 except:
                     # If that failed, assume SyntaxError is a string
                     value = msg, (filename, lineno, offset, line)
         self.SyntaxTB(etype,value,[])
 
     def debugger(self):
         """Call the pdb debugger."""
 
         if not self.rc.pdb:
             return
         pdb.pm()
 
     def showtraceback(self,exc_tuple = None,filename=None,tb_offset=None):
         """Display the exception that just occurred.
 
         If nothing is known about the exception, this is the method which
         should be used throughout the code for presenting user tracebacks,
         rather than directly invoking the InteractiveTB object.
 
         A specific showsyntaxerror() also exists, but this method can take
         care of calling it if needed, so unless you are explicitly catching a
         SyntaxError exception, don't try to analyze the stack manually and
         simply call this method."""
 
         # Though this won't be called by syntax errors in the input line,
         # there may be SyntaxError cases whith imported code.
         if exc_tuple is None:
             etype, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
         else:
             etype, value, tb = exc_tuple
         if etype is SyntaxError:
             self.showsyntaxerror(filename)
         else:
             # WARNING: these variables are somewhat deprecated and not
             # necessarily safe to use in a threaded environment, but tools
             # like pdb depend on their existence, so let's set them.  If we
             # find problems in the field, we'll need to revisit their use.
             sys.last_type = etype
             sys.last_value = value
             sys.last_traceback = tb
             
             self.InteractiveTB(etype,value,tb,tb_offset=tb_offset)
             if self.InteractiveTB.call_pdb and self.has_readline:
                 # pdb mucks up readline, fix it back
                 self.readline.set_completer(self.Completer.complete)
 
     def mainloop(self,banner=None):
         """Creates the local namespace and starts the mainloop.
 
         If an optional banner argument is given, it will override the
         internally created default banner."""
 
         if self.rc.c:  # Emulate Python's -c option
             self.exec_init_cmd()
         if banner is None:
             if not self.rc.banner:
                 banner = ''
             # banner is string? Use it directly!
             elif isinstance(self.rc.banner,basestring):
                 banner = self.rc.banner
             else:                
                 banner = self.BANNER+self.banner2
 
         self.interact(banner)
 
     def exec_init_cmd(self):
         """Execute a command given at the command line.
 
         This emulates Python's -c option."""
 
         #sys.argv = ['-c']
         self.push(self.rc.c)
 
     def embed_mainloop(self,header='',local_ns=None,global_ns=None,stack_depth=0):
         """Embeds IPython into a running python program.
 
         Input:
 
           - header: An optional header message can be specified.
 
           - local_ns, global_ns: working namespaces. If given as None, the
           IPython-initialized one is updated with __main__.__dict__, so that
           program variables become visible but user-specific configuration
           remains possible.
 
           - stack_depth: specifies how many levels in the stack to go to
           looking for namespaces (when local_ns and global_ns are None).  This
           allows an intermediate caller to make sure that this function gets
           the namespace from the intended level in the stack.  By default (0)
           it will get its locals and globals from the immediate caller.
 
         Warning: it's possible to use this in a program which is being run by
         IPython itself (via %run), but some funny things will happen (a few
         globals get overwritten). In the future this will be cleaned up, as
         there is no fundamental reason why it can't work perfectly."""
 
         # Get locals and globals from caller
         if local_ns is None or global_ns is None:
             call_frame = sys._getframe(stack_depth).f_back
 
             if local_ns is None:
                 local_ns = call_frame.f_locals
             if global_ns is None:
                 global_ns = call_frame.f_globals
 
         # Update namespaces and fire up interpreter
 
         # The global one is easy, we can just throw it in
         self.user_global_ns = global_ns
 
         # but the user/local one is tricky: ipython needs it to store internal
         # data, but we also need the locals.  We'll copy locals in the user
         # one, but will track what got copied so we can delete them at exit.
         # This is so that a later embedded call doesn't see locals from a
         # previous call (which most likely existed in a separate scope).
         local_varnames = local_ns.keys()
         self.user_ns.update(local_ns)
 
         # Patch for global embedding to make sure that things don't overwrite
         # user globals accidentally. Thanks to Richard <[e-mail]>
         # FIXME. Test this a bit more carefully (the if.. is new)
         if local_ns is None and global_ns is None:
             self.user_global_ns.update(__main__.__dict__)
 
         # make sure the tab-completer has the correct frame information, so it
         # actually completes using the frame's locals/globals
         self.set_completer_frame()
 
         # before activating the interactive mode, we need to make sure that
         # all names in the builtin namespace needed by ipython point to
         # ourselves, and not to other instances.
         self.add_builtins()
         
         self.interact(header)
         
         # now, purge out the user namespace from anything we might have added
         # from the caller's local namespace
         delvar = self.user_ns.pop
         for var in local_varnames:
             delvar(var,None)
         # and clean builtins we may have overridden
         self.clean_builtins()
 
     def interact(self, banner=None):
         """Closely emulate the interactive Python console.
 
         The optional banner argument specify the banner to print
         before the first interaction; by default it prints a banner
         similar to the one printed by the real Python interpreter,
         followed by the current class name in parentheses (so as not
         to confuse this with the real interpreter -- since it's so
         close!).
 
         """
         cprt = 'Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.'
         if banner is None:
             self.write("Python %s on %s\n%s\n(%s)\n" %
                        (sys.version, sys.platform, cprt,
                         self.__class__.__name__))
         else:
             self.write(banner)
 
         more = 0
         
         # Mark activity in the builtins
         __builtin__.__dict__['__IPYTHON__active'] += 1
 
         # exit_now is set by a call to %Exit or %Quit
         self.exit_now = False
         while not self.exit_now:
             if more:
                 prompt = self.outputcache.prompt2
                 if self.autoindent:
                     self.readline_startup_hook(self.pre_readline)
             else:
                 prompt = self.outputcache.prompt1
             try:
                 line = self.raw_input(prompt,more)
                 if self.autoindent:
                     self.readline_startup_hook(None)
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 self.write('\nKeyboardInterrupt\n')
                 self.resetbuffer()
                 # keep cache in sync with the prompt counter:
                 self.outputcache.prompt_count -= 1
 
                 if self.autoindent:
                     self.indent_current_nsp = 0
                 more = 0
             except EOFError:
                 if self.autoindent:
                     self.readline_startup_hook(None)
                 self.write('\n')
                 self.exit()
             except bdb.BdbQuit:
                 warn('The Python debugger has exited with a BdbQuit exception.\n'
                      'Because of how pdb handles the stack, it is impossible\n'
                      'for IPython to properly format this particular exception.\n'
                      'IPython will resume normal operation.')
             except:
                 # exceptions here are VERY RARE, but they can be triggered
                 # asynchronously by signal handlers, for example.
                 self.showtraceback()
             else:
                 more = self.push(line)
                 if (self.SyntaxTB.last_syntax_error and
                     self.rc.autoedit_syntax):
                     self.edit_syntax_error()
             
         # We are off again...
         __builtin__.__dict__['__IPYTHON__active'] -= 1
 
     def excepthook(self, etype, value, tb):
       """One more defense for GUI apps that call sys.excepthook.
 
       GUI frameworks like wxPython trap exceptions and call
       sys.excepthook themselves.  I guess this is a feature that
       enables them to keep running after exceptions that would
       otherwise kill their mainloop. This is a bother for IPython
       which excepts to catch all of the program exceptions with a try:
       except: statement.
 
       Normally, IPython sets sys.excepthook to a CrashHandler instance, so if
       any app directly invokes sys.excepthook, it will look to the user like
       IPython crashed.  In order to work around this, we can disable the
       CrashHandler and replace it with this excepthook instead, which prints a
       regular traceback using our InteractiveTB.  In this fashion, apps which
       call sys.excepthook will generate a regular-looking exception from
       IPython, and the CrashHandler will only be triggered by real IPython
       crashes.
 
       This hook should be used sparingly, only in places which are not likely
       to be true IPython errors.
       """
       self.showtraceback((etype,value,tb),tb_offset=0)
 
     def transform_alias(self, alias,rest=''):
         """ Transform alias to system command string 
         
         """
         nargs,cmd = self.alias_table[alias]
         if ' ' in cmd and os.path.isfile(cmd):
             cmd = '"%s"' % cmd
 
         # Expand the %l special to be the user's input line
         if cmd.find('%l') >= 0:
             cmd = cmd.replace('%l',rest)
             rest = ''
         if nargs==0:
             # Simple, argument-less aliases
             cmd = '%s %s' % (cmd,rest)
         else:
             # Handle aliases with positional arguments
             args = rest.split(None,nargs)
             if len(args)< nargs:
                 error('Alias <%s> requires %s arguments, %s given.' %
                       (alias,nargs,len(args)))
                 return None
             cmd = '%s %s' % (cmd % tuple(args[:nargs]),' '.join(args[nargs:]))
         # Now call the macro, evaluating in the user's namespace
 
         return cmd
         
     def call_alias(self,alias,rest=''):
         """Call an alias given its name and the rest of the line.
 
         This is only used to provide backwards compatibility for users of
         ipalias(), use of which is not recommended for anymore."""
 
         # Now call the macro, evaluating in the user's namespace
         cmd = self.transform_alias(alias, rest)
         try:
             self.system(cmd)
         except:
             self.showtraceback()
 
     def indent_current_str(self):
         """return the current level of indentation as a string"""
         return self.indent_current_nsp * ' '
 
     def autoindent_update(self,line):
         """Keep track of the indent level."""
 
         #debugx('line')
         #debugx('self.indent_current_nsp')
         if self.autoindent:
             if line:
                 inisp = num_ini_spaces(line)
                 if inisp < self.indent_current_nsp:
                     self.indent_current_nsp = inisp
 
                 if line[-1] == ':':
                     self.indent_current_nsp += 4
                 elif dedent_re.match(line):
                     self.indent_current_nsp -= 4
             else:
                 self.indent_current_nsp = 0
 
     def runlines(self,lines):
         """Run a string of one or more lines of source.
 
         This method is capable of running a string containing multiple source
         lines, as if they had been entered at the IPython prompt.  Since it
         exposes IPython's processing machinery, the given strings can contain
         magic calls (%magic), special shell access (!cmd), etc."""
 
         # We must start with a clean buffer, in case this is run from an
         # interactive IPython session (via a magic, for example).
         self.resetbuffer()
         lines = lines.split('\n')
         more = 0
         for line in lines:
             # skip blank lines so we don't mess up the prompt counter, but do
             # NOT skip even a blank line if we are in a code block (more is
             # true)
             if line or more:
                 more = self.push(self.prefilter(line,more))
                 # IPython's runsource returns None if there was an error
                 # compiling the code.  This allows us to stop processing right
                 # away, so the user gets the error message at the right place.
                 if more is None:
                     break
         # final newline in case the input didn't have it, so that the code
         # actually does get executed
         if more:
             self.push('\n')
 
     def runsource(self, source, filename='<input>', symbol='single'):
         """Compile and run some source in the interpreter.
 
         Arguments are as for compile_command().
 
         One several things can happen:
 
         1) The input is incorrect; compile_command() raised an
         exception (SyntaxError or OverflowError).  A syntax traceback
         will be printed by calling the showsyntaxerror() method.
 
         2) The input is incomplete, and more input is required;
         compile_command() returned None.  Nothing happens.
 
         3) The input is complete; compile_command() returned a code
         object.  The code is executed by calling self.runcode() (which
         also handles run-time exceptions, except for SystemExit).
 
         The return value is:
 
           - True in case 2
 
           - False in the other cases, unless an exception is raised, where
           None is returned instead.  This can be used by external callers to
           know whether to continue feeding input or not.
 
         The return value can be used to decide whether to use sys.ps1 or
         sys.ps2 to prompt the next line."""
 
         try:
             code = self.compile(source,filename,symbol)
         except (OverflowError, SyntaxError, ValueError):
             # Case 1
             self.showsyntaxerror(filename)
             return None
 
         if code is None:
             # Case 2
             return True
 
         # Case 3
         # We store the code object so that threaded shells and
         # custom exception handlers can access all this info if needed.
         # The source corresponding to this can be obtained from the
         # buffer attribute as '\n'.join(self.buffer).
         self.code_to_run = code
         # now actually execute the code object
         if self.runcode(code) == 0:
             return False
         else:
             return None
 
     def runcode(self,code_obj):
         """Execute a code object.
 
         When an exception occurs, self.showtraceback() is called to display a
         traceback.
 
         Return value: a flag indicating whether the code to be run completed
         successfully:
 
           - 0: successful execution.
           - 1: an error occurred.
         """
 
         # Set our own excepthook in case the user code tries to call it
         # directly, so that the IPython crash handler doesn't get triggered
         old_excepthook,sys.excepthook = sys.excepthook, self.excepthook
 
         # we save the original sys.excepthook in the instance, in case config
         # code (such as magics) needs access to it.
         self.sys_excepthook = old_excepthook
         outflag = 1  # happens in more places, so it's easier as default
         try:
             try:
                 # Embedded instances require separate global/local namespaces
                 # so they can see both the surrounding (local) namespace and
                 # the module-level globals when called inside another function.
                 if self.embedded:
                     exec code_obj in self.user_global_ns, self.user_ns
                 # Normal (non-embedded) instances should only have a single
                 # namespace for user code execution, otherwise functions won't
                 # see interactive top-level globals.
                 else:
                     exec code_obj in self.user_ns
             finally:
                 # Reset our crash handler in place
                 sys.excepthook = old_excepthook
         except SystemExit:
             self.resetbuffer()
             self.showtraceback()
             warn("Type exit or quit to exit IPython "
                  "(%Exit or %Quit do so unconditionally).",level=1)
         except self.custom_exceptions:
             etype,value,tb = sys.exc_info()
             self.CustomTB(etype,value,tb)
         except:
             self.showtraceback()
         else:
             outflag = 0
             if softspace(sys.stdout, 0):
                 print
         # Flush out code object which has been run (and source)
         self.code_to_run = None
         return outflag
         
     def push(self, line):
         """Push a line to the interpreter.
 
         The line should not have a trailing newline; it may have
         internal newlines.  The line is appended to a buffer and the
         interpreter's runsource() method is called with the
         concatenated contents of the buffer as source.  If this
         indicates that the command was executed or invalid, the buffer
         is reset; otherwise, the command is incomplete, and the buffer
         is left as it was after the line was appended.  The return
         value is 1 if more input is required, 0 if the line was dealt
         with in some way (this is the same as runsource()).
         """
 
         # autoindent management should be done here, and not in the
         # interactive loop, since that one is only seen by keyboard input.  We
         # need this done correctly even for code run via runlines (which uses
         # push).
 
         #print 'push line: <%s>' % line  # dbg
         self.autoindent_update(line)
 
         self.buffer.append(line)
         more = self.runsource('\n'.join(self.buffer), self.filename)
         if not more:
             self.resetbuffer()
         return more
 
     def resetbuffer(self):
         """Reset the input buffer."""
         self.buffer[:] = []
         
     def raw_input(self,prompt='',continue_prompt=False):
         """Write a prompt and read a line.
 
         The returned line does not include the trailing newline.
         When the user enters the EOF key sequence, EOFError is raised.
 
         Optional inputs:
 
           - prompt(''): a string to be printed to prompt the user.
 
           - continue_prompt(False): whether this line is the first one or a
           continuation in a sequence of inputs.
         """
 
         line = raw_input_original(prompt)
 
         # Try to be reasonably smart about not re-indenting pasted input more
         # than necessary.  We do this by trimming out the auto-indent initial
         # spaces, if the user's actual input started itself with whitespace.
         #debugx('self.buffer[-1]')
 
         if self.autoindent:
             if num_ini_spaces(line) > self.indent_current_nsp:
                 line = line[self.indent_current_nsp:]
                 self.indent_current_nsp = 0
             
         # store the unfiltered input before the user has any chance to modify
         # it.
         if line.strip():
             if continue_prompt:
                 self.input_hist_raw[-1] += '%s\n' % line
             else:
                 self.input_hist_raw.append('%s\n' % line)
 
         try:
             lineout = self.prefilter(line,continue_prompt)
         except:
             # blanket except, in case a user-defined prefilter crashes, so it
             # can't take all of ipython with it.
             self.showtraceback()
         return lineout
         
     def split_user_input(self,line):
         """Split user input into pre-char, function part and rest."""
 
         lsplit = self.line_split.match(line)
         if lsplit is None:  # no regexp match returns None
             try:
                 iFun,theRest = line.split(None,1)
             except ValueError:
                 iFun,theRest = line,''
             pre = re.match('^(\s*)(.*)',line).groups()[0]
         else:
             pre,iFun,theRest = lsplit.groups()
 
         #print 'line:<%s>' % line # dbg
         #print 'pre <%s> iFun <%s> rest <%s>' % (pre,iFun.strip(),theRest) # dbg
         return pre,iFun.strip(),theRest
 
     def _prefilter(self, line, continue_prompt):
         """Calls different preprocessors, depending on the form of line."""
 
         # All handlers *must* return a value, even if it's blank ('').
 
         # Lines are NOT logged here. Handlers should process the line as
         # needed, update the cache AND log it (so that the input cache array
         # stays synced).
 
         # This function is _very_ delicate, and since it's also the one which
         # determines IPython's response to user input, it must be as efficient
         # as possible.  For this reason it has _many_ returns in it, trying
         # always to exit as quickly as it can figure out what it needs to do.
 
         # This function is the main responsible for maintaining IPython's
         # behavior respectful of Python's semantics.  So be _very_ careful if
         # making changes to anything here.
 
         #.....................................................................
         # Code begins
 
         #if line.startswith('%crash'): raise RuntimeError,'Crash now!'  # dbg
 
         # save the line away in case we crash, so the post-mortem handler can
         # record it
         self._last_input_line = line
 
         #print '***line: <%s>' % line # dbg
         
         # the input history needs to track even empty lines
         stripped = line.strip()
         
         if not stripped:
             if not continue_prompt:
                 self.outputcache.prompt_count -= 1
             return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
             #return self.handle_normal('',continue_prompt)
 
         # print '***cont',continue_prompt  # dbg
         # special handlers are only allowed for single line statements
         if continue_prompt and not self.rc.multi_line_specials:
             return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
 
         # For the rest, we need the structure of the input
         pre,iFun,theRest = self.split_user_input(line)
 
         # See whether any pre-existing handler can take care of it
         
         rewritten = self.hooks.input_prefilter(stripped)
         if rewritten != stripped: # ok, some prefilter did something
             rewritten = pre + rewritten  # add indentation
             return self.handle_normal(rewritten)
             
         #print 'pre <%s> iFun <%s> rest <%s>' % (pre,iFun,theRest)  # dbg
 
         # First check for explicit escapes in the last/first character
         handler = None
         if line[-1] == self.ESC_HELP:
             handler = self.esc_handlers.get(line[-1])  # the ? can be at the end
         if handler is None:
             # look at the first character of iFun, NOT of line, so we skip
             # leading whitespace in multiline input
             handler = self.esc_handlers.get(iFun[0:1])
         if handler is not None:
             return handler(line,continue_prompt,pre,iFun,theRest)
         # Emacs ipython-mode tags certain input lines
         if line.endswith('# PYTHON-MODE'):
             return self.handle_emacs(line,continue_prompt)
 
         # Next, check if we can automatically execute this thing
 
         # Allow ! in multi-line statements if multi_line_specials is on:
         if continue_prompt and self.rc.multi_line_specials and \
                iFun.startswith(self.ESC_SHELL):
             return self.handle_shell_escape(line,continue_prompt,
                                             pre=pre,iFun=iFun,
                                             theRest=theRest)
 
         # Let's try to find if the input line is a magic fn
         oinfo = None
         if hasattr(self,'magic_'+iFun):
             # WARNING: _ofind uses getattr(), so it can consume generators and
             # cause other side effects.
             oinfo = self._ofind(iFun) # FIXME - _ofind is part of Magic
             if oinfo['ismagic']:
                 # Be careful not to call magics when a variable assignment is
                 # being made (ls='hi', for example)
                 if self.rc.automagic and \
                        (len(theRest)==0 or theRest[0] not in '!=()<>,') and \
                        (self.rc.multi_line_specials or not continue_prompt):
                     return self.handle_magic(line,continue_prompt,
                                              pre,iFun,theRest)
                 else:
                     return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
         # If the rest of the line begins with an (in)equality, assginment or
         # function call, we should not call _ofind but simply execute it.
         # This avoids spurious geattr() accesses on objects upon assignment.
         #
         # It also allows users to assign to either alias or magic names true
         # python variables (the magic/alias systems always take second seat to
         # true python code).
         if theRest and theRest[0] in '!=()':
             return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
         if oinfo is None:
             # let's try to ensure that _oinfo is ONLY called when autocall is
             # on.  Since it has inevitable potential side effects, at least
             # having autocall off should be a guarantee to the user that no
             # weird things will happen.
 
             if self.rc.autocall:
                 oinfo = self._ofind(iFun) # FIXME - _ofind is part of Magic
             else:
                 # in this case, all that's left is either an alias or
                 # processing the line normally.
                 if iFun in self.alias_table:
                     # if autocall is off, by not running _ofind we won't know
                     # whether the given name may also exist in one of the
                     # user's namespace.  At this point, it's best to do a
                     # quick check just to be sure that we don't let aliases
                     # shadow variables.
                     head = iFun.split('.',1)[0]
                     if head in self.user_ns or head in self.internal_ns \
                        or head in __builtin__.__dict__:
                         return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
                     else:
                         return self.handle_alias(line,continue_prompt,
                                                  pre,iFun,theRest)
                  
                 else:
                     return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
         
         if not oinfo['found']:
             return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
         else:
             #print 'pre<%s> iFun <%s> rest <%s>' % (pre,iFun,theRest) # dbg
             if oinfo['isalias']:
                 return self.handle_alias(line,continue_prompt,
                                              pre,iFun,theRest)
 
             if (self.rc.autocall 
                  and
                    (
                    #only consider exclusion re if not "," or ";" autoquoting
                    (pre == self.ESC_QUOTE or pre == self.ESC_QUOTE2
                      or pre == self.ESC_PAREN) or 
                    (not self.re_exclude_auto.match(theRest)))
                  and 
                    self.re_fun_name.match(iFun) and 
                    callable(oinfo['obj'])) :
                 #print 'going auto'  # dbg
                 return self.handle_auto(line,continue_prompt,
                                         pre,iFun,theRest,oinfo['obj'])
             else:
                 #print 'was callable?', callable(oinfo['obj'])  # dbg
                 return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
         # If we get here, we have a normal Python line. Log and return.
         return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
     def _prefilter_dumb(self, line, continue_prompt):
         """simple prefilter function, for debugging"""
         return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
     # Set the default prefilter() function (this can be user-overridden)
     prefilter = _prefilter
 
     def handle_normal(self,line,continue_prompt=None,
                       pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None):
         """Handle normal input lines. Use as a template for handlers."""
 
         # With autoindent on, we need some way to exit the input loop, and I
         # don't want to force the user to have to backspace all the way to
         # clear the line.  The rule will be in this case, that either two
         # lines of pure whitespace in a row, or a line of pure whitespace but
         # of a size different to the indent level, will exit the input loop.
         
         if (continue_prompt and self.autoindent and line.isspace() and
             (0 < abs(len(line) - self.indent_current_nsp) <= 2 or
              (self.buffer[-1]).isspace() )):
             line = ''
 
         self.log(line,continue_prompt)
         return line
 
     def handle_alias(self,line,continue_prompt=None,
                      pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None):
         """Handle alias input lines. """
 
         # pre is needed, because it carries the leading whitespace.  Otherwise
         # aliases won't work in indented sections.
         transformed = self.transform_alias(iFun, theRest)        
         line_out = '%s_ip.system(%s)' % (pre, make_quoted_expr( transformed ))        
         self.log(line_out,continue_prompt)
         return line_out
 
     def handle_shell_escape(self, line, continue_prompt=None,
                             pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None):
         """Execute the line in a shell, empty return value"""
 
         #print 'line in :', `line` # dbg
         # Example of a special handler. Others follow a similar pattern.
         if line.lstrip().startswith('!!'):
             # rewrite iFun/theRest to properly hold the call to %sx and
             # the actual command to be executed, so handle_magic can work
             # correctly
             theRest = '%s %s' % (iFun[2:],theRest)
             iFun = 'sx'
             return self.handle_magic('%ssx %s' % (self.ESC_MAGIC,
                                      line.lstrip()[2:]),
                                      continue_prompt,pre,iFun,theRest)
         else:
             cmd=line.lstrip().lstrip('!')
             line_out = '%s_ip.system(%s)' % (pre,make_quoted_expr(cmd))
         # update cache/log and return
         self.log(line_out,continue_prompt)
         return line_out
 
     def handle_magic(self, line, continue_prompt=None,
                      pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None):
         """Execute magic functions."""
 
 
         cmd = '%s_ip.magic(%s)' % (pre,make_quoted_expr(iFun + " " + theRest))
         self.log(cmd,continue_prompt)
         #print 'in handle_magic, cmd=<%s>' % cmd  # dbg
         return cmd
 
     def handle_auto(self, line, continue_prompt=None,
                     pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None,obj=None):
         """Hande lines which can be auto-executed, quoting if requested."""
 
         #print 'pre <%s> iFun <%s> rest <%s>' % (pre,iFun,theRest)  # dbg
         
         # This should only be active for single-line input!
         if continue_prompt:
             self.log(line,continue_prompt)
             return line
 
         auto_rewrite = True
         
         if pre == self.ESC_QUOTE:
             # Auto-quote splitting on whitespace
             newcmd = '%s("%s")' % (iFun,'", "'.join(theRest.split()) )
         elif pre == self.ESC_QUOTE2:
             # Auto-quote whole string
             newcmd = '%s("%s")' % (iFun,theRest)
         elif pre == self.ESC_PAREN:
             newcmd = '%s(%s)' % (iFun,",".join(theRest.split()))
         else:
             # Auto-paren.
             # We only apply it to argument-less calls if the autocall
             # parameter is set to 2.  We only need to check that autocall is <
             # 2, since this function isn't called unless it's at least 1.
             if not theRest and (self.rc.autocall < 2):
                 newcmd = '%s %s' % (iFun,theRest)
                 auto_rewrite = False
             else:
                 if theRest.startswith('['):
                     if hasattr(obj,'__getitem__'):
                         # Don't autocall in this case: item access for an object
                         # which is BOTH callable and implements __getitem__.
                         newcmd = '%s %s' % (iFun,theRest)
                         auto_rewrite = False
                     else:
                         # if the object doesn't support [] access, go ahead and
                         # autocall
                         newcmd = '%s(%s)' % (iFun.rstrip(),theRest)
                 elif theRest.endswith(';'):
                     newcmd = '%s(%s);' % (iFun.rstrip(),theRest[:-1])
                 else:
                     newcmd = '%s(%s)' % (iFun.rstrip(), theRest)
 
         if auto_rewrite:
             print >>Term.cout, self.outputcache.prompt1.auto_rewrite() + newcmd
         # log what is now valid Python, not the actual user input (without the
         # final newline)
         self.log(newcmd,continue_prompt)
         return newcmd
 
     def handle_help(self, line, continue_prompt=None,
                     pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None):
         """Try to get some help for the object.
 
         obj? or ?obj   -> basic information.
         obj?? or ??obj -> more details.
         """
 
         # We need to make sure that we don't process lines which would be
         # otherwise valid python, such as "x=1 # what?"
         try:
             codeop.compile_command(line)
         except SyntaxError:
             # We should only handle as help stuff which is NOT valid syntax
             if line[0]==self.ESC_HELP:
                 line = line[1:]
             elif line[-1]==self.ESC_HELP:
                 line = line[:-1]
             self.log('#?'+line)
             if line:
                 self.magic_pinfo(line)
             else:
                 page(self.usage,screen_lines=self.rc.screen_length)
             return '' # Empty string is needed here!
         except:
             # Pass any other exceptions through to the normal handler
             return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
         else:
             # If the code compiles ok, we should handle it normally
             return self.handle_normal(line,continue_prompt)
 
     def getapi(self):
         """ Get an IPApi object for this shell instance
         
         Getting an IPApi object is always preferable to accessing the shell
         directly, but this holds true especially for extensions.
         
         It should always be possible to implement an extension with IPApi
         alone. If not, contact maintainer to request an addition.
         
         """
         return self.api
     
     def handle_emacs(self,line,continue_prompt=None,
                     pre=None,iFun=None,theRest=None):
         """Handle input lines marked by python-mode."""
 
         # Currently, nothing is done.  Later more functionality can be added
         # here if needed.
 
         # The input cache shouldn't be updated
 
         return line
 
     def mktempfile(self,data=None):
         """Make a new tempfile and return its filename.
 
         This makes a call to tempfile.mktemp, but it registers the created
         filename internally so ipython cleans it up at exit time.
 
         Optional inputs:
 
           - data(None): if data is given, it gets written out to the temp file
           immediately, and the file is closed again."""
 
         filename = tempfile.mktemp('.py','ipython_edit_')
         self.tempfiles.append(filename)
         
         if data:
             tmp_file = open(filename,'w')
             tmp_file.write(data)
             tmp_file.close()
         return filename
 
     def write(self,data):
         """Write a string to the default output"""
         Term.cout.write(data)
 
     def write_err(self,data):
         """Write a string to the default error output"""
         Term.cerr.write(data)
 
     def exit(self):
         """Handle interactive exit.
 
         This method sets the exit_now attribute."""
 
         if self.rc.confirm_exit:
             if ask_yes_no('Do you really want to exit ([y]/n)?','y'):
                 self.exit_now = True
         else:
             self.exit_now = True
         return self.exit_now
 
     def safe_execfile(self,fname,*where,**kw):
         fname = os.path.expanduser(fname)
 
         # find things also in current directory
         dname = os.path.dirname(fname)
         if not sys.path.count(dname):
             sys.path.append(dname)
 
         try:
             xfile = open(fname)
         except:
             print >> Term.cerr, \
                   'Could not open file <%s> for safe execution.' % fname
             return None
 
         kw.setdefault('islog',0)
         kw.setdefault('quiet',1)
         kw.setdefault('exit_ignore',0)
         first = xfile.readline()
         loghead = str(self.loghead_tpl).split('\n',1)[0].strip()
         xfile.close()
         # line by line execution
         if first.startswith(loghead) or kw['islog']:
             print 'Loading log file <%s> one line at a time...' % fname
             if kw['quiet']:
                 stdout_save = sys.stdout
                 sys.stdout = StringIO.StringIO()
             try:
                 globs,locs = where[0:2]
             except:
                 try:
                     globs = locs = where[0]
                 except:
                     globs = locs = globals()
             badblocks = []
 
             # we also need to identify indented blocks of code when replaying
             # logs and put them together before passing them to an exec
             # statement. This takes a bit of regexp and look-ahead work in the
             # file. It's easiest if we swallow the whole thing in memory
             # first, and manually walk through the lines list moving the
             # counter ourselves.
             indent_re = re.compile('\s+\S')
             xfile = open(fname)
             filelines = xfile.readlines()
             xfile.close()
             nlines = len(filelines)
             lnum = 0
             while lnum < nlines:
                 line = filelines[lnum]
                 lnum += 1
                 # don't re-insert logger status info into cache
                 if line.startswith('#log#'):
                     continue
                 else:
                     # build a block of code (maybe a single line) for execution
                     block = line
                     try:
                         next = filelines[lnum] # lnum has already incremented
                     except:
                         next = None
                     while next and indent_re.match(next):
                         block += next
                         lnum += 1
                         try:
                             next = filelines[lnum]
                         except:
                             next = None
                     # now execute the block of one or more lines
                     try:
                         exec block in globs,locs
                     except SystemExit:
                         pass
                     except:
                         badblocks.append(block.rstrip())
             if kw['quiet']:  # restore stdout
                 sys.stdout.close()
                 sys.stdout = stdout_save
             print 'Finished replaying log file <%s>' % fname
             if badblocks:
                 print >> sys.stderr, ('\nThe following lines/blocks in file '
                                       '<%s> reported errors:' % fname)
                     
                 for badline in badblocks:
                     print >> sys.stderr, badline
         else:  # regular file execution
             try:
                 execfile(fname,*where)
             except SyntaxError:
                 self.showsyntaxerror()
                 warn('Failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
             except SystemExit,status:
                 if not kw['exit_ignore']:
                     self.showtraceback()
                     warn('Failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
             except:
                 self.showtraceback()
                 warn('Failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
 
 #************************* end of file <iplib.py> *****************************

IPython/usage.py

@@ -1,641 +1,641 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #*****************************************************************************
 
-# $Id: usage.py 1301 2006-05-15 17:21:55Z vivainio $
+# $Id: usage.py 1332 2006-05-30 01:41:28Z fperez $
 
 from IPython import Release
 __author__  = '%s <%s>' % Release.authors['Fernando']
 __license__ = Release.license
 __version__ = Release.version
 
 __doc__ = """
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
 =========================================
 
 A Python shell with automatic history (input and output), dynamic object
 introspection, easier configuration, command completion, access to the system
 shell and more.
 
 IPython can also be embedded in running programs. See EMBEDDING below.
 
 
 USAGE
        ipython [options] files
 
        If invoked with no options, it executes all the files listed in
        sequence and drops you into the interpreter while still acknowledging
        any options you may have set in your ipythonrc file. This behavior is
        different from standard Python, which when called as python -i will
        only execute one file and will ignore your configuration setup.
 
        Please note that some of the configuration options are not available at
        the command line, simply because they are not practical here. Look into
        your ipythonrc configuration file for details on those. This file
        typically installed in the $HOME/.ipython directory.
 
        For Windows users, $HOME resolves to C:\\Documents and
        Settings\\YourUserName in most instances, and _ipython is used instead
        of .ipython, since some Win32 programs have problems with dotted names
        in directories.
 
        In the rest of this text, we will refer to this directory as
        IPYTHONDIR.
 
 
 SPECIAL THREADING OPTIONS
        The following special options are ONLY valid at the  beginning  of  the
        command line, and not later.  This is because they control the initial-
        ization of ipython itself, before the normal option-handling  mechanism
        is active.
 
        -gthread, -qthread, -wthread, -pylab
 
               Only ONE of these can be given, and it can only be given as the
               first option passed to IPython (it will have no effect in any
               other position).  They provide threading support for the GTK, QT
               and WXWidgets toolkits, and for the matplotlib library.
 
               With any of the first three options, IPython starts running a
               separate thread for the graphical toolkit's operation, so that
               you can open and control graphical elements from within an
               IPython command line, without blocking.  All three provide
               essentially the same functionality, respectively for GTK, QT and
               WXWidgets (via their Python interfaces).
 
               Note that with -wthread, you can additionally use the -wxversion
               option to request a specific version of wx to be used.  This
               requires that you have the 'wxversion' Python module installed,
               which is part of recent wxPython distributions.
 
               If -pylab is given, IPython loads special support for the mat-
               plotlib library (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net), allowing
               interactive usage of any of its backends as defined in the
               user's .matplotlibrc file.  It automatically activates GTK, QT
               or WX threading for IPyhton if the choice of matplotlib backend
               requires it.  It also modifies the %run command to correctly
               execute (without blocking) any matplotlib-based script which
               calls show() at the end.
 
        -tk    The -g/q/wthread options, and -pylab (if matplotlib is
               configured to use GTK, QT or WX), will normally block Tk
               graphical interfaces.  This means that when GTK, QT or WX
               threading is active, any attempt to open a Tk GUI will result in
               a dead window, and possibly cause the Python interpreter to
               crash.  An extra option, -tk, is available to address this
               issue.  It can ONLY be given as a SECOND option after any of the
               above (-gthread, -qthread, -wthread or -pylab).
 
               If -tk is given, IPython will try to coordinate Tk threading
               with GTK, QT or WX.  This is however potentially unreliable, and
               you will have to test on your platform and Python configuration
               to determine whether it works for you.  Debian users have
               reported success, apparently due to the fact that Debian builds
               all of Tcl, Tk, Tkinter and Python with pthreads support.  Under
               other Linux environments (such as Fedora Core 2/3), this option
               has caused random crashes and lockups of the Python interpreter.
               Under other operating systems (Mac OSX and Windows), you'll need
               to try it to find out, since currently no user reports are
               available.
 
               There is unfortunately no way for IPython to determine  at  run-
               time  whether -tk will work reliably or not, so you will need to
               do some experiments before relying on it for regular work.
 
 A WARNING ABOUT SIGNALS AND THREADS
 
        When any of the thread systems (GTK, QT or WX) are active, either
        directly or via -pylab with a threaded backend, it is impossible to
        interrupt long-running Python code via Ctrl-C.  IPython can not pass
        the KeyboardInterrupt exception (or the underlying SIGINT) across
        threads, so any long-running process started from IPython will run to
        completion, or will have to be killed via an external (OS-based)
        mechanism.
 
        To the best of my knowledge, this limitation is imposed by the Python
        interpreter itself, and it comes from the difficulty of writing
        portable signal/threaded code.  If any user is an expert on this topic
        and can suggest a better solution, I would love to hear about it.  In
        the IPython sources, look at the Shell.py module, and in particular at
        the runcode() method.
 
 REGULAR OPTIONS
        After the above threading options have been given, regular options  can
        follow  in any order.  All options can be abbreviated to their shortest
        non-ambiguous form and are case-sensitive.  One or two  dashes  can  be
        used.   Some options have an alternate short form, indicated after a |.
 
        Most options can also be set from your  ipythonrc  configuration  file.
        See the provided examples for assistance.  Options given on the comman-
        dline override the values set in the ipythonrc file.
 
        All options with a [no] prepended can be specified in negated form
        (using -nooption instead of -option) to turn the feature off.
 
        -h, --help
               Show summary of options.
 
        -pylab This can only be given as the first option passed to IPython (it
               will have no effect in any other position). It adds special sup-
               port   for  the  matplotlib  library  (http://matplotlib.source-
               forge.net), allowing interactive usage of any of its backends as
               defined  in  the  user's  .matplotlibrc  file.  It automatically
               activates GTK or WX threading for IPyhton if the choice of  mat-
               plotlib  backend requires it.  It also modifies the @run command
               to correctly execute  (without  blocking)  any  matplotlib-based
               script which calls show() at the end.
 
        -autocall <val>
               Make IPython automatically call any callable object even if you
               didn't type explicit parentheses. For example, 'str 43' becomes
               'str(43)' automatically.  The value can be '0' to disable the
               feature, '1' for 'smart' autocall, where it is not applied if
               there are no more arguments on the line, and '2' for 'full'
               autocall, where all callable objects are automatically called
               (even if no arguments are present).  The default is '1'.
 
        -[no]autoindent
               Turn automatic indentation on/off.
 
        -[no]automagic
               Make magic commands automatic (without needing their first char-
               acter to be %).  Type %magic at  the  IPython  prompt  for  more
               information.
 
        -[no]autoedit_syntax
               When a syntax error occurs after editing a file, automatically
               open the file to the trouble causing line for convenient fixing.
 
        -[no]banner
               Print the intial information banner (default on).
 
        -c <command>
               Execute  the  given  command  string, and set sys.argv to ['c'].
               This is similar to the -c option in  the  normal  Python  inter-
               preter.
 
        -cache_size|cs <n>
               Size  of  the output cache (maximum number of entries to hold in
               memory).  The default is 1000, you can change it permanently  in
               your  config  file.   Setting  it  to  0 completely disables the
               caching system, and the minimum value accepted  is  20  (if  you
               provide  a value less than 20, it is reset to 0 and a warning is
               issued).  This limit is defined because otherwise  you'll  spend
               more time re-flushing a too small cache than working.
 
        -classic|cl
               Gives IPython a similar feel to the classic Python prompt.
 
        -colors <scheme>
               Color  scheme  for  prompts  and exception reporting.  Currently
               implemented: NoColor, Linux, and LightBG.
 
        -[no]color_info
               IPython can display information about objects via a set of func-
               tions, and optionally can use colors for this, syntax highlight-
               ing source code and various other  elements.   However,  because
               this  information  is  passed  through a pager (like 'less') and
               many pagers get confused with color codes, this option is off by
               default.   You  can  test  it and turn it on permanently in your
               ipythonrc file if it works for you.  As a reference, the  'less'
               pager  supplied  with  Mandrake 8.2 works ok, but that in RedHat
               7.2 doesn't.
 
               Test it and turn it on permanently if it works with your system.
               The  magic function @color_info allows you to toggle this inter-
               actively for testing.
 
        -[no]confirm_exit
               Set to confirm when you try to exit IPython with  an  EOF  (Con-
               trol-D in Unix, Control-Z/Enter in Windows). Note that using the
               magic functions @Exit or @Quit you  can  force  a  direct  exit,
               bypassing any confirmation.
 
        -[no]debug
               Show  information  about the loading process. Very useful to pin
               down problems with your configuration files or  to  get  details
               about session restores.
 
        -[no]deep_reload
               IPython  can use the deep_reload module which reloads changes in
               modules recursively (it replaces the reload() function,  so  you
               don't need to change anything to use it). deep_reload() forces a
               full reload of modules whose code may have  changed,  which  the
               default reload() function does not.
 
               When  deep_reload  is off, IPython will use the normal reload(),
               but deep_reload will still be available as dreload(). This  fea-
               ture  is  off  by default [which means that you have both normal
               reload() and dreload()].
 
        -editor <name>
               Which editor to use with the @edit command. By default,  IPython
               will  honor  your EDITOR environment variable (if not set, vi is
               the Unix default and notepad the Windows one). Since this editor
               is  invoked on the fly by IPython and is meant for editing small
               code snippets, you may want to use a small,  lightweight  editor
               here (in case your default EDITOR is something like Emacs).
 
        -ipythondir <name>
               The  name  of  your  IPython configuration directory IPYTHONDIR.
               This can also be  specified  through  the  environment  variable
               IPYTHONDIR.
 
        -log|l Generate  a log file of all input. The file is named
               ipython_log.py in your current directory (which prevents logs
               from multiple IPython sessions from trampling each other). You
               can use this to later restore a session by loading your logfile
               as a file to be executed with option -logplay (see below).
 
        -logfile|lf
               Specify the name of your logfile.
 
        -logplay|lp
               Replay  a previous log. For restoring a session as close as pos-
               sible to the state you left it in, use this option  (don't  just
               run the logfile). With -logplay, IPython will try to reconstruct
               the previous working environment in full, not just  execute  the
               commands in the logfile.
               When  a  session is restored, logging is automatically turned on
               again with the name of the logfile it was invoked  with  (it  is
               read  from the log header). So once you've turned logging on for
               a session, you can quit IPython and reload it as many  times  as
               you  want  and  it  will continue to log its history and restore
               from the beginning every time.
 
               Caveats: there are limitations in this option. The history vari-
               ables  _i*,_* and _dh don't get restored properly. In the future
               we will try to implement full  session  saving  by  writing  and
               retrieving  a failed because of inherent limitations of Python's
               Pickle module, so this may have to wait.
 
        -[no]messages
               Print messages which IPython collects about its startup  process
               (default on).
 
        -[no]pdb
               Automatically  call the pdb debugger after every uncaught excep-
               tion. If you are used to debugging  using  pdb,  this  puts  you
               automatically  inside of it after any call (either in IPython or
               in code called by it) which triggers  an  exception  which  goes
               uncaught.
 
        -[no]pprint
               IPython  can  optionally  use the pprint (pretty printer) module
               for displaying results. pprint tends to give a nicer display  of
               nested  data structures. If you like it, you can turn it on per-
               manently in your config file (default off).
 
        -profile|p <name>
               Assume that your config file is ipythonrc-<name> (looks in  cur-
               rent dir first, then in IPYTHONDIR). This is a quick way to keep
               and load multiple config files for different  tasks,  especially
               if  you  use  the include option of config files. You can keep a
               basic IPYTHONDIR/ipythonrc file and then have  other  'profiles'
               which  include  this  one  and  load extra things for particular
               tasks. For example:
 
               1) $HOME/.ipython/ipythonrc : load basic things you always want.
               2)  $HOME/.ipython/ipythonrc-math  :  load  (1)  and basic math-
               related modules.
               3) $HOME/.ipython/ipythonrc-numeric : load (1) and  Numeric  and
               plotting modules.
 
               Since  it is possible to create an endless loop by having circu-
               lar file inclusions, IPython will stop if it reaches  15  recur-
               sive inclusions.
 
        -prompt_in1|pi1 <string>
               Specify  the string used for input prompts. Note that if you are
               using numbered prompts, the number is represented with a '\#' in
               the  string.  Don't forget to quote strings with spaces embedded
-              in them. Default: 'In [\#]:'.
+              in them. Default: 'In [\#]: '.
 
               Most bash-like  escapes  can  be  used  to  customize  IPython's
               prompts, as well as a few additional ones which are IPython-spe-
               cific.  All valid prompt escapes are described in detail in  the
               Customization section of the IPython HTML/PDF manual.
 
        -prompt_in2|pi2 <string>
-              Similar  to  the  previous option, but used for the continuation
-              prompts. The special sequence '\D' is similar to '\#', but  with
-              all  digits  replaced  dots  (so  you can have your continuation
-              prompt aligned with your  input  prompt).  Default:  '    .\D.:'
+              Similar to the previous option, but used for the continuation
+              prompts. The special sequence '\D' is similar to '\#', but with
+              all digits replaced dots (so you can have your continuation
+              prompt aligned with your input prompt).  Default: ' .\D.: '
               (note three spaces at the start for alignment with 'In [\#]').
 
        -prompt_out|po <string>
               String   used   for  output  prompts,  also  uses  numbers  like
               prompt_in1.  Default: 'Out[\#]:'.
 
        -quick Start in bare bones mode (no config file loaded).
 
        -rcfile <name>
               Name of your  IPython  resource  configuration  file.   normally
               IPython    loads   ipythonrc   (from   current   directory)   or
               IPYTHONDIR/ipythonrc.  If the loading of your config file fails,
               IPython  starts  with  a  bare  bones  configuration (no modules
               loaded at all).
 
        -[no]readline
               Use the readline library, which is needed to support  name  com-
               pletion  and  command history, among other things. It is enabled
               by default, but may cause  problems  for  users  of  X/Emacs  in
               Python comint or shell buffers.
 
               Note  that  emacs 'eterm' buffers (opened with M-x term) support
               IPython's readline and syntax coloring fine, only  'emacs'  (M-x
               shell and C-c !)  buffers do not.
 
        -screen_length|sl <n>
               Number  of lines of your screen.  This is used to control print-
               ing of very long strings.  Strings longer than  this  number  of
               lines  will be sent through a pager instead of directly printed.
 
               The default value for this is 0, which means IPython will  auto-
               detect  your  screen  size  every time it needs to print certain
               potentially long strings (this doesn't change  the  behavior  of
               the  'print'  keyword,  it's  only triggered internally). If for
               some reason this isn't working well (it needs  curses  support),
               specify it yourself. Otherwise don't change the default.
 
        -separate_in|si <string>
               Separator before input prompts.  Default '0.
 
        -separate_out|so <string>
               Separator before output prompts.  Default: 0 (nothing).
 
        -separate_out2|so2 <string>
               Separator after output prompts.  Default: 0 (nothing).
 
        -nosep Shorthand for '-separate_in 0 -separate_out 0 -separate_out2 0'.
               Simply removes all input/output separators.
 
        -upgrade
               Allows you to upgrade your  IPYTHONDIR  configuration  when  you
               install  a  new  version  of  IPython.   Since  new versions may
               include new command lines options or example files, this  copies
               updated ipythonrc-type files.  However, it backs up (with a .old
               extension) all files which it overwrites so that you  can  merge
               back any custimizations you might have in your personal files.
 
        -Version
               Print version information and exit.
 
        -wxversion <string>
               Select a specific version of wxPython (used in conjunction with
               -wthread). Requires the wxversion module, part of recent
               wxPython distributions.
 
        -xmode <modename>
               Mode  for  exception reporting.  The valid modes are Plain, Con-
               text, and Verbose.
 
               - Plain: similar to python's normal traceback printing.
 
               - Context: prints 5 lines of context  source  code  around  each
               line in the traceback.
 
               - Verbose: similar to Context, but additionally prints the vari-
               ables currently visible where the exception happened (shortening
               their  strings if too long).  This can potentially be very slow,
               if you happen to have a huge data structure whose string  repre-
               sentation  is  complex  to compute.  Your computer may appear to
               freeze for a while with cpu usage at 100%.  If this occurs,  you
               can cancel the traceback with Ctrl-C (maybe hitting it more than
               once).
 
 
 EMBEDDING
        It is possible to start an IPython instance inside your own Python pro-
        grams.  In the documentation example files there are some illustrations
        on how to do this.
 
        This feature allows you to evalutate  dynamically  the  state  of  your
        code,  operate  with  your  variables, analyze them, etc.  Note however
        that any changes you make to values while in the shell do NOT propagate
        back  to  the running code, so it is safe to modify your values because
        you won't break your code in bizarre ways by doing so.
 """
 
 cmd_line_usage = __doc__
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 interactive_usage = """
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
 =========================================
 
 IPython offers a combination of convenient shell features, special commands
 and a history mechanism for both input (command history) and output (results
 caching, similar to Mathematica). It is intended to be a fully compatible
 replacement for the standard Python interpreter, while offering vastly
 improved functionality and flexibility.
 
 At your system command line, type 'ipython -help' to see the command line
 options available. This document only describes interactive features.
 
 Warning: IPython relies on the existence of a global variable called __IP which
 controls the shell itself. If you redefine __IP to anything, bizarre behavior
 will quickly occur.
 
 MAIN FEATURES
 
 * Access to the standard Python help. As of Python 2.1, a help system is
   available with access to object docstrings and the Python manuals. Simply
   type 'help' (no quotes) to access it.
 
 * Magic commands: type %magic for information on the magic subsystem.
 
 * System command aliases, via the %alias command or the ipythonrc config file.
 
 * Dynamic object information:
 
   Typing ?word or word? prints detailed information about an object.  If
   certain strings in the object are too long (docstrings, code, etc.) they get
   snipped in the center for brevity.
 
   Typing ??word or word?? gives access to the full information without
   snipping long strings. Long strings are sent to the screen through the less
   pager if longer than the screen, printed otherwise.
 
   The ?/?? system gives access to the full source code for any object (if
   available), shows function prototypes and other useful information.
 
   If you just want to see an object's docstring, type '%pdoc object' (without
   quotes, and without % if you have automagic on).
 
   Both %pdoc and ?/?? give you access to documentation even on things which are
   not explicitely defined. Try for example typing {}.get? or after import os,
   type os.path.abspath??. The magic functions %pdef, %source and %file operate
   similarly.
 
 * Completion in the local namespace, by typing TAB at the prompt.
 
   At any time, hitting tab will complete any available python commands or
   variable names, and show you a list of the possible completions if there's
   no unambiguous one. It will also complete filenames in the current directory.
 
   This feature requires the readline and rlcomplete modules, so it won't work
   if your Python lacks readline support (such as under Windows).
 
 * Search previous command history in two ways (also requires readline):
 
   - Start typing, and then use Ctrl-p (previous,up) and Ctrl-n (next,down) to
   search through only the history items that match what you've typed so
   far. If you use Ctrl-p/Ctrl-n at a blank prompt, they just behave like
   normal arrow keys.
 
   - Hit Ctrl-r: opens a search prompt. Begin typing and the system searches
   your history for lines that match what you've typed so far, completing as
   much as it can.
 
 * Persistent command history across sessions (readline required).
 
 * Logging of input with the ability to save and restore a working session.
   
 * System escape with !. Typing !ls will run 'ls' in the current directory.
 
 * The reload command does a 'deep' reload of a module: changes made to the
   module since you imported will actually be available without having to exit.
 
 * Verbose and colored exception traceback printouts. See the magic xmode and
   xcolor functions for details (just type %magic).
 
 * Input caching system:
 
   IPython offers numbered prompts (In/Out) with input and output caching. All
   input is saved and can be retrieved as variables (besides the usual arrow
   key recall).
 
   The following GLOBAL variables always exist (so don't overwrite them!):
   _i: stores previous input.
   _ii: next previous.
   _iii: next-next previous.
   _ih : a list of all input _ih[n] is the input from line n.
 
   Additionally, global variables named _i<n> are dynamically created (<n>
   being the prompt counter), such that _i<n> == _ih[<n>]
 
   For example, what you typed at prompt 14 is available as _i14 and _ih[14].
 
   You can create macros which contain multiple input lines from this history,
   for later re-execution, with the %macro function.
 
   The history function %hist allows you to see any part of your input history
   by printing a range of the _i variables. Note that inputs which contain
   magic functions (%) appear in the history with a prepended comment. This is
   because they aren't really valid Python code, so you can't exec them.
 
 * Output caching system:
 
   For output that is returned from actions, a system similar to the input
   cache exists but using _ instead of _i. Only actions that produce a result
   (NOT assignments, for example) are cached. If you are familiar with
   Mathematica, IPython's _ variables behave exactly like Mathematica's %
   variables.
 
   The following GLOBAL variables always exist (so don't overwrite them!):
   _ (one underscore): previous output.
   __ (two underscores): next previous.
   ___ (three underscores): next-next previous.
 
   Global variables named _<n> are dynamically created (<n> being the prompt
   counter), such that the result of output <n> is always available as _<n>.
 
   Finally, a global dictionary named _oh exists with entries for all lines
   which generated output.
 
 * Directory history:
 
   Your history of visited directories is kept in the global list _dh, and the
   magic %cd command can be used to go to any entry in that list.
 
 * Auto-parentheses and auto-quotes (adapted from Nathan Gray's LazyPython)
 
     1. Auto-parentheses
         Callable objects (i.e. functions, methods, etc) can be invoked like
         this (notice the commas between the arguments):
             >>> callable_ob arg1, arg2, arg3
         and the input will be translated to this:
             --> callable_ob(arg1, arg2, arg3)
         You can force auto-parentheses by using '/' as the first character
         of a line.  For example:
             >>> /globals             # becomes 'globals()'
         Note that the '/' MUST be the first character on the line!  This
         won't work:
             >>> print /globals    # syntax error
             
         In most cases the automatic algorithm should work, so you should
         rarely need to explicitly invoke /. One notable exception is if you
         are trying to call a function with a list of tuples as arguments (the
         parenthesis will confuse IPython):
             In [1]: zip (1,2,3),(4,5,6)  # won't work
         but this will work:
             In [2]: /zip (1,2,3),(4,5,6)
             ------> zip ((1,2,3),(4,5,6))
             Out[2]= [(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)]        
 
         IPython tells you that it has altered your command line by
         displaying the new command line preceded by -->.  e.g.:
             In [18]: callable list
             -------> callable (list) 
 
     2. Auto-Quoting
         You can force auto-quoting of a function's arguments by using ',' as
         the first character of a line.  For example:
             >>> ,my_function /home/me   # becomes my_function("/home/me")
 
         If you use ';' instead, the whole argument is quoted as a single
         string (while ',' splits on whitespace):
             >>> ,my_function a b c   # becomes my_function("a","b","c")
             >>> ;my_function a b c   # becomes my_function("a b c")
 
         Note that the ',' MUST be the first character on the line!  This
         won't work:
             >>> x = ,my_function /home/me    # syntax error
 """
 
 quick_reference = r"""
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python - Quick Reference Card
 ================================================================
 
 obj?, obj??, ?obj,??obj   : Get help, or more help for object
 ?os.p*           : List names in os starting with p
 
 Example magic:
     
 %alias d ls -F   : 'd' is now an alias for 'ls -F'
 alias d ls -F    : Works if 'alias' not a python name
 alist = %alias   : Get list of aliases to 'alist'
 
 System commands:
     
 !cp a.txt b/     : System command escape, calls os.system()
 cp a.txt b/      : after %rehashx, most system commands work without !
 cp ${f}.txt $bar : Variable expansion in magics and system commands
 files = !ls /usr : Capture sytem command output
 files.s, files.l, files.n: "a b c", ['a','b','c'], 'a\nb\nc'
 cd /usr/share    : Obvious, also 'cd d:\home\_ipython' works
 
 History:
 
 _i, _ii, _iii    : Previous, next previous, next next previous input
 _ih[4], _ih[2:5] : Input history line 4, lines 2-4
 _, __, ___       : previous, next previous, next next previous output
 _dh              : Directory history
 _oh              : Output history
 %hist            : Command history
 
 Autocall:
 
 f 1,2            : f(1,2)
 /f 1,2           : f(1,2) (forced autoparen)
 ,f 1 2           : f("1","2")
 ;f 1 2           : f("1 2")
 
 """
 
 

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 .SH NAME
 ipython \- An Enhanced Interactive Python
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ipython
 .RI [ options ] " files" ...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 An interactive Python shell with automatic history (input and output),
 dynamic object introspection, easier configuration, command
 completion, access to the system shell, integration with numerical and
 scientific computing tools, and more.
 .SH SPECIAL THREADING OPTIONS
 The following special options are ONLY valid at the beginning of the command
 line, and not later.  This is because they control the initialization of
 ipython itself, before the normal option-handling mechanism is active.
 .TP
 .B \-gthread, \-qthread, \-wthread, \-pylab
 Only ONE of these can be given, and it can only be given as the first option
 passed to IPython (it will have no effect in any other position).  They
 provide threading support for the GTK, QT and WXWidgets toolkits, and for the
 matplotlib library.
 .br
 .sp 1
 With any of the first three options, IPython starts running a separate thread
 for the graphical toolkit's operation, so that you can open and control
 graphical elements from within an IPython command line, without blocking.  All
 three provide essentially the same functionality, respectively for GTK, QT and
 WXWidgets (via their Python interfaces).
 .br
 .sp 1
 Note that with \-wthread, you can additionally use the \-wxversion option to
 request a specific version of wx to be used.  This requires that you have the
 'wxversion' Python module installed, which is part of recent wxPython
 distributions.
 .br
 .sp 1
 If \-pylab is given, IPython loads special support for the matplotlib library
 (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net), allowing interactive usage of any of its
 backends as defined in the user's .matplotlibrc file.  It automatically
 activates GTK, QT or WX threading for IPyhton if the choice of matplotlib
 backend requires it.  It also modifies the %run command to correctly execute
 (without blocking) any matplotlib-based script which calls show() at the end.
 .TP
 .B \-tk
 The \-g/q/wthread options, and \-pylab (if matplotlib is configured to use
 GTK, QT or WX), will normally block Tk graphical interfaces.  This means that
 when GTK, QT or WX threading is active, any attempt to open a Tk GUI will
 result in a dead window, and possibly cause the Python interpreter to crash.
 An extra option, \-tk, is available to address this issue.  It can ONLY be
 given as a SECOND option after any of the above (\-gthread, \-qthread,
 \-wthread or \-pylab).
 .br
 .sp 1
 If \-tk is given, IPython will try to coordinate Tk threading with GTK, QT or
 WX.  This is however potentially unreliable, and you will have to test on your
 platform and Python configuration to determine whether it works for you.
 Debian users have reported success, apparently due to the fact that Debian
 builds all of Tcl, Tk, Tkinter and Python with pthreads support.  Under other
 Linux environments (such as Fedora Core 2), this option has caused random
 crashes and lockups of the Python interpreter.  Under other operating systems
 (Mac OSX and Windows), you'll need to try it to find out, since currently no
 user reports are available.
 .br
 .sp 1
 There is unfortunately no way for IPython to determine at runtime whether \-tk
 will work reliably or not, so you will need to do some experiments before
 relying on it for regular work.
 .
 .SS A WARNING ABOUT SIGNALS AND THREADS
 When any of the thread systems (GTK, QT or WX) are active, either directly or
 via \-pylab with a threaded backend, it is impossible to interrupt
 long-running Python code via Ctrl\-C.  IPython can not pass the
 KeyboardInterrupt exception (or the underlying SIGINT) across threads, so any
 long-running process started from IPython will run to completion, or will have
 to be killed via an external (OS-based) mechanism.
 .br
 .sp 1
 To the best of my knowledge, this limitation is imposed by the Python
 interpreter itself, and it comes from the difficulty of writing portable
 signal/threaded code.  If any user is an expert on this topic and can suggest
 a better solution, I would love to hear about it.  In the IPython sources,
 look at the Shell.py module, and in particular at the runcode() method.
 .
 .SH REGULAR OPTIONS
 After the above threading options have been given, regular options can follow
 in any order.  All options can be abbreviated to their shortest non-ambiguous
 form and are case-sensitive.  One or two dashes can be used.  Some options
 have an alternate short form, indicated after a |.
 .br
 .sp 1
 Most options can also be set from your ipythonrc configuration file.
 See the provided examples for assistance.  Options given on the
 commandline override the values set in the ipythonrc file.
 .br
 .sp 1
 All options with a [no] prepended can be specified in negated form
 (\-nooption instead of \-option) to turn the feature off.
 .TP
 .B \-h, \-\-help
 Show summary of options.
 .TP
 .B \-autocall <val>
 Make IPython automatically call any callable object even if you didn't type
 explicit parentheses. For example, 'str 43' becomes
 'str(43)' automatically.  The value can be '0' to disable the
 feature, '1' for 'smart' autocall, where it is not applied if
 there are no more arguments on the line, and '2' for 'full'
 autocall, where all callable objects are automatically called
 (even if no arguments are present).  The default is '1'.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]autoindent
 Turn automatic indentation on/off.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]automagic
 Make magic commands automatic (without needing their first character
 to be %).  Type %magic at the IPython prompt for more information.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]autoedit_syntax
 When a syntax error occurs after editing a file, automatically open the file
 to the trouble causing line for convenient fixing.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]banner
 Print the intial information banner (default on).
 .TP
 .B \-c <command>
 Execute the given command string, and set sys.argv to ['c'].  This is similar
 to the \-c option in the normal Python interpreter.
 .TP
 .B \-cache_size|cs <n>
 Size of the output cache (maximum number of entries to hold in
 memory).  The default is 1000, you can change it permanently in your
 config file.  Setting it to 0 completely disables the caching system,
 and the minimum value accepted is 20 (if you provide a value less than
 20, it is reset to 0 and a warning is issued).  This limit is defined
 because otherwise you'll spend more time re-flushing a too small cache
 than working.
 .TP
 .B \-classic|cl
 Gives IPython a similar feel to the classic Python prompt.
 .TP
 .B \-colors <scheme>
 Color scheme for prompts and exception reporting.  Currently
 implemented: NoColor, Linux, and LightBG.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]color_info
 IPython can display information about objects via a set of functions,
 and optionally can use colors for this, syntax highlighting source
 code and various other elements.  However, because this information is
 passed through a pager (like 'less') and many pagers get confused with
 color codes, this option is off by default.  You can test it and turn
 it on permanently in your ipythonrc file if it works for you.  As a
 reference, the 'less' pager supplied with Mandrake 8.2 works ok, but
 that in RedHat 7.2 doesn't.
 .br
 .sp 1
 Test it and turn it on permanently if it works with your system.  The
 magic function @color_info allows you to toggle this interactively for
 testing.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]confirm_exit
 Set to confirm when you try to exit IPython with an EOF (Control-D in
 Unix, Control-Z/Enter in Windows). Note that using the magic functions
 @Exit or @Quit you can force a direct exit, bypassing any
 confirmation.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]debug
 Show information about the loading process. Very useful to pin down
 problems with your configuration files or to get details about session
 restores.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]deep_reload
 IPython can use the deep_reload module which reloads changes in
 modules recursively (it replaces the reload() function, so you don't
 need to change anything to use it). deep_reload() forces a full reload
 of modules whose code may have changed, which the default reload()
 function does not.
 .br
 .sp 1
 When deep_reload is off, IPython will use the normal reload(), but
 deep_reload will still be available as dreload(). This feature is off
 by default [which means that you have both normal reload() and
 dreload()].
 .TP
 .B \-editor <name>
 Which editor to use with the @edit command. By default, IPython will
 honor your EDITOR environment variable (if not set, vi is the Unix
 default and notepad the Windows one). Since this editor is invoked on
 the fly by IPython and is meant for editing small code snippets, you
 may want to use a small, lightweight editor here (in case your default
 EDITOR is something like Emacs).
 .TP
 .B \-ipythondir <name>
 The name of your IPython configuration directory IPYTHONDIR.  This can
 also be specified through the environment variable IPYTHONDIR.
 .TP
 .B \-log|l
 Generate a log file of all input. The file is named ipython_log.py in your
 current directory (which prevents logs from multiple IPython sessions from
 trampling each other). You can use this to later restore a session by loading
 your logfile as a file to be executed with option -logplay (see below).
 .TP
 .B \-logfile|lf
 Specify the name of your logfile.
 .TP
 .B \-logplay|lp
 Replay a previous log. For restoring a session as close as possible to
 the state you left it in, use this option (don't just run the
 logfile). With \-logplay, IPython will try to reconstruct the previous
 working environment in full, not just execute the commands in the
 logfile.
 .br
 .sh 1
 When a session is restored, logging is automatically turned on again
 with the name of the logfile it was invoked with (it is read from the
 log header). So once you've turned logging on for a session, you can
 quit IPython and reload it as many times as you want and it will
 continue to log its history and restore from the beginning every time.
 .br
 .sp 1
 Caveats: there are limitations in this option. The history variables
 _i*,_* and _dh don't get restored properly. In the future we will try
 to implement full session saving by writing and retrieving a
 'snapshot' of the memory state of IPython. But our first attempts
 failed because of inherent limitations of Python's Pickle module, so
 this may have to wait.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]messages
 Print messages which IPython collects about its startup process
 (default on).
 .TP
 .B \-[no]pdb
 Automatically call the pdb debugger after every uncaught exception. If
 you are used to debugging using pdb, this puts you automatically
 inside of it after any call (either in IPython or in code called by
 it) which triggers an exception which goes uncaught.
 .TP
 .B \-[no]pprint
 IPython can optionally use the pprint (pretty printer) module for
 displaying results. pprint tends to give a nicer display of nested
 data structures. If you like it, you can turn it on permanently in
 your config file (default off).
 .TP
 .B \-profile|p <name>
 Assume that your config file is ipythonrc-<name> (looks in current dir
 first, then in IPYTHONDIR). This is a quick way to keep and load
 multiple config files for different tasks, especially if you use the
 include option of config files. You can keep a basic
 IPYTHONDIR/ipythonrc file and then have other 'profiles' which include
 this one and load extra things for particular tasks. For example:
 .br
 .sp 1
 1) $HOME/.ipython/ipythonrc : load basic things you always want.
 .br
 2) $HOME/.ipython/ipythonrc-math : load (1) and basic math-related
 modules.
 .br
 3) $HOME/.ipython/ipythonrc-numeric : load (1) and Numeric and
 plotting modules.
 .br
 .sp 1
 Since it is possible to create an endless loop by having circular file
 inclusions, IPython will stop if it reaches 15 recursive inclusions.
 .TP
 .B \-prompt_in1|pi1 <string>
 Specify the string used for input prompts. Note that if you are using
 numbered prompts, the number is represented with a '\\#' in the
 string. Don't forget to quote strings with spaces embedded in
-them. Default: 'In [\\#]:'.
+them. Default: 'In [\\#]: '.
 .br
 .sp 1
 Most bash-like escapes can be used to customize IPython's prompts, as well as
 a few additional ones which are IPython-specific.  All valid prompt escapes
 are described in detail in the Customization section of the IPython HTML/PDF
 manual.
 .TP
 .B \-prompt_in2|pi2 <string>
 Similar to the previous option, but used for the continuation prompts. The
 special sequence '\\D' is similar to '\\#', but with all digits replaced dots
 (so you can have your continuation prompt aligned with your input
-prompt). Default: '   .\\D.:' (note three spaces at the start for alignment
+prompt). Default: '   .\\D.: ' (note three spaces at the start for alignment
 with 'In [\\#]').
 .TP
 .B \-prompt_out|po <string>
 String used for output prompts, also uses numbers like prompt_in1.
 Default: 'Out[\\#]:'.
 .TP
 .B \-quick
 Start in bare bones mode (no config file loaded).
 .TP
 .B \-rcfile <name>
 Name of your IPython resource configuration file.  normally IPython
 loads ipythonrc (from current directory) or IPYTHONDIR/ipythonrc.  If
 the loading of your config file fails, IPython starts with a bare
 bones configuration (no modules loaded at all).
 .TP
 .B \-[no]readline
 Use the readline library, which is needed to support name completion
 and command history, among other things. It is enabled by default, but
 may cause problems for users of X/Emacs in Python comint or shell
 buffers.
 .br
 .sp 1
 Note that emacs 'eterm' buffers (opened with M-x term) support
 IPython's readline and syntax coloring fine, only 'emacs' (M-x shell
 and C-c !)  buffers do not.
 .TP
 .B \-screen_length|sl <n>
 Number of lines of your screen.  This is used to control printing of
 very long strings.  Strings longer than this number of lines will be
 sent through a pager instead of directly printed.
 .br
 .sp 1
 The default value for this is 0, which means IPython will auto-detect
 your screen size every time it needs to print certain potentially long
 strings (this doesn't change the behavior of the 'print' keyword, it's
 only triggered internally). If for some reason this isn't working well
 (it needs curses support), specify it yourself. Otherwise don't change
 the default.
 .TP
 .B \-separate_in|si <string>
 Separator before input prompts.  Default '\n'.
 .TP
 .B \-separate_out|so <string>
 Separator before output prompts.  Default: 0 (nothing).
 .TP
 .B \-separate_out2|so2 <string>
 Separator after output prompts.  Default: 0 (nothing).
 .TP
 .B \-nosep
 Shorthand for '\-separate_in 0 \-separate_out 0 \-separate_out2 0'.
 Simply removes all input/output separators.
 .TP
 .B \-upgrade
 Allows you to upgrade your IPYTHONDIR configuration when you install a
 new version of IPython.  Since new versions may include new command
 lines options or example files, this copies updated ipythonrc-type
 files.  However, it backs up (with a .old extension) all files which
 it overwrites so that you can merge back any custimizations you might
 have in your personal files.
 .TP
 .B \-Version
 Print version information and exit.
 .TP
 .B -wxversion <string>
 Select a specific version of wxPython (used in conjunction with
 \-wthread). Requires the wxversion module, part of recent wxPython
 distributions.
 .TP
 .B \-xmode <modename>
 Mode for exception reporting.  The valid modes are Plain, Context, and
 Verbose.
 .br
 .sp 1
 \- Plain: similar to python's normal traceback printing.
 .br
 .sp 1
 \- Context: prints 5 lines of context source code around each line in the
 traceback.
 .br
 .sp 1
 \- Verbose: similar to Context, but additionally prints the variables
 currently visible where the exception happened (shortening their strings if
 too long).  This can potentially be very slow, if you happen to have a huge
 data structure whose string representation is complex to compute.  Your
 computer may appear to freeze for a while with cpu usage at 100%.  If this
 occurs, you can cancel the traceback with Ctrl-C (maybe hitting it more than
 once).
 .
 .SH EMBEDDING
 It is possible to start an IPython instance inside your own Python
 programs.  In the documentation example files there are some
 illustrations on how to do this.
 .br
 .sp 1
 This feature allows you to evalutate dynamically the state of your
 code, operate with your variables, analyze them, etc.  Note however
 that any changes you make to values while in the shell do NOT
 propagate back to the running code, so it is safe to modify your
 values because you won't break your code in bizarre ways by doing so.
 .SH AUTHOR
 IPython was written by Fernando Perez <[e-mail]>, based on earlier
 code by Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and Nathaniel Gray
 <[e-mail]>.  This manual page was written by Jack Moffitt
 <[e-mail]>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).