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IPython/Magic.py

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 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
-$Id: Magic.py 988 2006-01-02 21:21:47Z fperez $"""
+$Id: Magic.py 990 2006-01-04 06:59:02Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
 #       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.
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Modules and globals
 
 from IPython import Release
 __author__  = '%s <%s>\n%s <%s>' % \
               ( Release.authors['Janko'] + Release.authors['Fernando'] )
 __license__ = Release.license
 
 # Python standard modules
 import __builtin__
 import bdb
 import inspect
 import os
 import pdb
 import pydoc
 import sys
 import re
 import tempfile
 import time
 import cPickle as pickle
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 from getopt import getopt
 from pprint import pprint, pformat
 
 # profile isn't bundled by default in Debian for license reasons
 try:
     import profile,pstats
 except ImportError:
     profile = pstats = None
 
 # Homebrewed
 from IPython import Debugger, OInspect, wildcard
 from IPython.FakeModule import FakeModule
 from IPython.Itpl import Itpl, itpl, printpl,itplns
 from IPython.PyColorize import Parser
 from IPython.Struct import Struct
 from IPython.macro import Macro
 from IPython.genutils import *
 
 #***************************************************************************
 # Utility functions
 def on_off(tag):
     """Return an ON/OFF string for a 1/0 input. Simple utility function."""
     return ['OFF','ON'][tag]
 
 
 #***************************************************************************
 # Main class implementing Magic functionality
 class Magic:
     """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
     Shell functions which can be reached as %function_name. All magic
     functions should accept a string, which they can parse for their own
     needs. This can make some functions easier to type, eg `%cd ../`
     vs. `%cd("../")`
 
     ALL definitions MUST begin with the prefix magic_. The user won't need it
     at the command line, but it is is needed in the definition. """
 
     # class globals
     auto_status = ['Automagic is OFF, % prefix IS needed for magic functions.',
                    'Automagic is ON, % prefix NOT needed for magic functions.']
 
     #......................................................................
     # some utility functions
 
     def __init__(self,shell):
         
         self.options_table = {}
         if profile is None:
             self.magic_prun = self.profile_missing_notice
         self.shell = shell
 
     def profile_missing_notice(self, *args, **kwargs):
         error("""\
 The profile module could not be found.  If you are a Debian user,
 it has been removed from the standard Debian package because of its non-free
 license. To use profiling, please install"python2.3-profiler" from non-free.""")
 
     def default_option(self,fn,optstr):
         """Make an entry in the options_table for fn, with value optstr"""
         
         if fn not in self.lsmagic():
             error("%s is not a magic function" % fn)
         self.options_table[fn] = optstr
 
     def lsmagic(self):
         """Return a list of currently available magic functions.
 
         Gives a list of the bare names after mangling (['ls','cd', ...], not
         ['magic_ls','magic_cd',...]"""
 
         # FIXME. This needs a cleanup, in the way the magics list is built.
         
         # magics in class definition
         class_magic = lambda fn: fn.startswith('magic_') and \
                       callable(Magic.__dict__[fn])
         # in instance namespace (run-time user additions)
         inst_magic =  lambda fn: fn.startswith('magic_') and \
                      callable(self.__dict__[fn])
         # and bound magics by user (so they can access self):
         inst_bound_magic =  lambda fn: fn.startswith('magic_') and \
                            callable(self.__class__.__dict__[fn])
         magics = filter(class_magic,Magic.__dict__.keys()) + \
                  filter(inst_magic,self.__dict__.keys()) + \
                  filter(inst_bound_magic,self.__class__.__dict__.keys())
         out = []
         for fn in magics:
             out.append(fn.replace('magic_','',1))
         out.sort()
         return out
     
     def extract_input_slices(self,slices):
         """Return as a string a set of input history slices.
 
         The set of slices is given as a list of strings (like ['1','4:8','9'],
         since this function is for use by magic functions which get their
         arguments as strings.
 
         Note that slices can be called with two notations:
 
         N:M -> standard python form, means including items N...(M-1).
 
         N-M -> include items N..M (closed endpoint)."""
 
         cmds = []
         for chunk in slices:
             if ':' in chunk:
                 ini,fin = map(int,chunk.split(':'))
             elif '-' in chunk:
                 ini,fin = map(int,chunk.split('-'))
                 fin += 1
             else:
                 ini = int(chunk)
                 fin = ini+1
             cmds.append(self.shell.input_hist[ini:fin])
         return cmds
         
     def _ofind(self,oname):
         """Find an object in the available namespaces.
 
         self._ofind(oname) -> dict with keys: found,obj,ospace,ismagic
 
         Has special code to detect magic functions.
         """
         
         oname = oname.strip()
 
         # Namespaces to search in:
         user_ns        = self.shell.user_ns
         internal_ns    = self.shell.internal_ns
         builtin_ns     = __builtin__.__dict__
         alias_ns       = self.shell.alias_table
 
         # Put them in a list. The order is important so that we find things in
         # the same order that Python finds them.
         namespaces = [ ('Interactive',user_ns),
                        ('IPython internal',internal_ns),
                        ('Python builtin',builtin_ns),
                        ('Alias',alias_ns),
                        ]
 
         # initialize results to 'null'
         found = 0; obj = None;  ospace = None;  ds = None;
         ismagic = 0; isalias = 0
 
         # Look for the given name by splitting it in parts.  If the head is
         # found, then we look for all the remaining parts as members, and only
         # declare success if we can find them all.
         oname_parts = oname.split('.')
         oname_head, oname_rest = oname_parts[0],oname_parts[1:]
         for nsname,ns in namespaces:
             try:
                 obj = ns[oname_head]
             except KeyError:
                 continue
             else:
                 for part in oname_rest:
                     try:
                         obj = getattr(obj,part)
                     except:
                         # Blanket except b/c some badly implemented objects
                         # allow __getattr__ to raise exceptions other than
                         # AttributeError, which then crashes IPython.
                         break
                 else:
                     # If we finish the for loop (no break), we got all members
                     found = 1
                     ospace = nsname
                     if ns == alias_ns:
                         isalias = 1
                     break  # namespace loop
 
         # Try to see if it's magic
         if not found:
             if oname.startswith(self.shell.ESC_MAGIC):
                 oname = oname[1:]
             obj = getattr(self,'magic_'+oname,None)
             if obj is not None:
                 found = 1
                 ospace = 'IPython internal'
                 ismagic = 1
 
         # Last try: special-case some literals like '', [], {}, etc:
         if not found and oname_head in ["''",'""','[]','{}','()']:
             obj = eval(oname_head)
             found = 1
             ospace = 'Interactive'
             
         return {'found':found, 'obj':obj, 'namespace':ospace,
                 'ismagic':ismagic, 'isalias':isalias}
     
     def arg_err(self,func):
         """Print docstring if incorrect arguments were passed"""
         print 'Error in arguments:'
         print OInspect.getdoc(func)
 
     def format_latex(self,strng):
         """Format a string for latex inclusion."""
 
         # Characters that need to be escaped for latex:
         escape_re = re.compile(r'(%|_|\$|#)',re.MULTILINE)
         # Magic command names as headers:
         cmd_name_re = re.compile(r'^(%s.*?):' % self.shell.ESC_MAGIC,
                                  re.MULTILINE)
         # Magic commands 
         cmd_re = re.compile(r'(?P<cmd>%s.+?\b)(?!\}\}:)' % self.shell.ESC_MAGIC,
                             re.MULTILINE)
         # Paragraph continue
         par_re = re.compile(r'\\$',re.MULTILINE)
 
         # The "\n" symbol
         newline_re = re.compile(r'\\n')
 
         # Now build the string for output:
         strng = cmd_name_re.sub(r'\n\\texttt{\\textsl{\\large \1}}:',strng)
         strng = cmd_re.sub(r'\\texttt{\g<cmd>}',strng)
         strng = par_re.sub(r'\\\\',strng)
         strng = escape_re.sub(r'\\\1',strng)
         strng = newline_re.sub(r'\\textbackslash{}n',strng)
         return strng
 
     def format_screen(self,strng):
         """Format a string for screen printing.
 
         This removes some latex-type format codes."""
         # Paragraph continue
         par_re = re.compile(r'\\$',re.MULTILINE)
         strng = par_re.sub('',strng)
         return strng
 
     def parse_options(self,arg_str,opt_str,*long_opts,**kw):
         """Parse options passed to an argument string.
 
         The interface is similar to that of getopt(), but it returns back a
         Struct with the options as keys and the stripped argument string still
         as a string.
 
         arg_str is quoted as a true sys.argv vector by using shlex.split.
         This allows us to easily expand variables, glob files, quote
         arguments, etc.
 
         Options:
           -mode: default 'string'. If given as 'list', the argument string is
           returned as a list (split on whitespace) instead of a string.
 
           -list_all: put all option values in lists. Normally only options
           appearing more than once are put in a list."""
 
         # inject default options at the beginning of the input line
         caller = sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name.replace('magic_','')
         arg_str = '%s %s' % (self.options_table.get(caller,''),arg_str)
         
         mode = kw.get('mode','string')
         if mode not in ['string','list']:
             raise ValueError,'incorrect mode given: %s' % mode
         # Get options
         list_all = kw.get('list_all',0)
 
         # Check if we have more than one argument to warrant extra processing:
         odict = {}  # Dictionary with options
         args = arg_str.split()
         if len(args) >= 1:
             # If the list of inputs only has 0 or 1 thing in it, there's no
             # need to look for options
             argv = shlex_split(arg_str)
             # Do regular option processing
             opts,args = getopt(argv,opt_str,*long_opts)
             for o,a in opts:
                 if o.startswith('--'):
                     o = o[2:]
                 else:
                     o = o[1:]
                 try:
                     odict[o].append(a)
                 except AttributeError:
                     odict[o] = [odict[o],a]
                 except KeyError:
                     if list_all:
                         odict[o] = [a]
                     else:
                         odict[o] = a
 
         # Prepare opts,args for return
         opts = Struct(odict)
         if mode == 'string':
             args = ' '.join(args)
 
         return opts,args
     
     #......................................................................
     # And now the actual magic functions
 
     # Functions for IPython shell work (vars,funcs, config, etc)
     def magic_lsmagic(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """List currently available magic functions."""
         mesc = self.shell.ESC_MAGIC
         print 'Available magic functions:\n'+mesc+\
               ('  '+mesc).join(self.lsmagic())
         print '\n' + Magic.auto_status[self.shell.rc.automagic]
         return None
         
     def magic_magic(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Print information about the magic function system."""
 
         mode = ''
         try:
             if parameter_s.split()[0] == '-latex':
                 mode = 'latex'
         except:
             pass
 
         magic_docs = []
         for fname in self.lsmagic():
             mname = 'magic_' + fname
             for space in (Magic,self,self.__class__):
                 try:
                     fn = space.__dict__[mname]
                 except KeyError:
                     pass
                 else:
                     break
             magic_docs.append('%s%s:\n\t%s\n' %(self.shell.ESC_MAGIC,
                                                 fname,fn.__doc__))
         magic_docs = ''.join(magic_docs)
 
         if mode == 'latex':
             print self.format_latex(magic_docs)
             return
         else:
             magic_docs = self.format_screen(magic_docs)
         
         outmsg = """
 IPython's 'magic' functions
 ===========================
 
 The magic function system provides a series of functions which allow you to
 control the behavior of IPython itself, plus a lot of system-type
 features. All these functions are prefixed with a % character, but parameters
 are given without parentheses or quotes.
 
 NOTE: If you have 'automagic' enabled (via the command line option or with the
 %automagic function), you don't need to type in the % explicitly.  By default,
 IPython ships with automagic on, so you should only rarely need the % escape.
 
 Example: typing '%cd mydir' (without the quotes) changes you working directory
 to 'mydir', if it exists.
 
 You can define your own magic functions to extend the system. See the supplied
 ipythonrc and example-magic.py files for details (in your ipython
 configuration directory, typically $HOME/.ipython/).
 
 You can also define your own aliased names for magic functions. In your
 ipythonrc file, placing a line like:
 
   execute __IPYTHON__.magic_pf = __IPYTHON__.magic_profile
 
 will define %pf as a new name for %profile.
 
 You can also call magics in code using the ipmagic() function, which IPython
 automatically adds to the builtin namespace.  Type 'ipmagic?' for details.
 
 For a list of the available magic functions, use %lsmagic. For a description
 of any of them, type %magic_name?, e.g. '%cd?'.
 
 Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
 
         mesc = self.shell.ESC_MAGIC
         outmsg = ("%s\n%s\n\nSummary of magic functions (from %slsmagic):"
                   "\n\n%s%s\n\n%s" % (outmsg,
                                      magic_docs,mesc,mesc,
                                      ('  '+mesc).join(self.lsmagic()),
                                      Magic.auto_status[self.shell.rc.automagic] ) )
 
         page(outmsg,screen_lines=self.shell.rc.screen_length)
   
     def magic_automagic(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Make magic functions callable without having to type the initial %.
         
         Toggles on/off (when off, you must call it as %automagic, of
         course). Note that magic functions have lowest priority, so if there's
         a variable whose name collides with that of a magic fn, automagic
         won't work for that function (you get the variable instead). However,
         if you delete the variable (del var), the previously shadowed magic
         function becomes visible to automagic again."""
 
         rc = self.shell.rc
         rc.automagic = not rc.automagic
         print '\n' + Magic.auto_status[rc.automagic]
 
     def magic_autocall(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Make functions callable without having to type parentheses.
 
-        This toggles the autocall command line option on and off."""
+        This cycles the autocall command line through its three valid values
+        (0->Off, 1->Smart, 2->Full)"""
         
         rc = self.shell.rc
         rc.autocall = not rc.autocall
-        print "Automatic calling is:",['OFF','ON'][rc.autocall]
+        print "Automatic calling is:",['OFF','Smart','Full'][rc.autocall]
 
     def magic_autoindent(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Toggle autoindent on/off (if available)."""
 
         self.shell.set_autoindent()
         print "Automatic indentation is:",['OFF','ON'][self.shell.autoindent]
 
     def magic_system_verbose(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Toggle verbose printing of system calls on/off."""
 
         self.shell.rc_set_toggle('system_verbose')
         print "System verbose printing is:",\
               ['OFF','ON'][self.shell.rc.system_verbose]
 
     def magic_history(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Print input history (_i<n> variables), with most recent last.
         
         %history [-n]       -> print at most 40 inputs (some may be multi-line)\\
         %history [-n] n     -> print at most n inputs\\
         %history [-n] n1 n2 -> print inputs between n1 and n2 (n2 not included)\\
 
         Each input's number <n> is shown, and is accessible as the
         automatically generated variable _i<n>.  Multi-line statements are
         printed starting at a new line for easy copy/paste.
 
         If option -n is used, input numbers are not printed. This is useful if
         you want to get a printout of many lines which can be directly pasted
         into a text editor.
 
         This feature is only available if numbered prompts are in use."""
 
         shell = self.shell
         if not shell.outputcache.do_full_cache:
             print 'This feature is only available if numbered prompts are in use.'
             return
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'n',mode='list')
         
         input_hist = shell.input_hist
         default_length = 40
         if len(args) == 0:
             final = len(input_hist)
             init = max(1,final-default_length)
         elif len(args) == 1:
             final = len(input_hist)
             init = max(1,final-int(args[0]))
         elif len(args) == 2:
             init,final = map(int,args)
         else:
             warn('%hist takes 0, 1 or 2 arguments separated by spaces.')
             print self.magic_hist.__doc__
             return
         width = len(str(final))
         line_sep = ['','\n']
         print_nums = not opts.has_key('n')
         for in_num in range(init,final):
             inline = input_hist[in_num]
             multiline = int(inline.count('\n') > 1)
             if print_nums:
                 print '%s:%s' % (str(in_num).ljust(width),line_sep[multiline]),
             print inline,
 
     def magic_hist(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Alternate name for %history."""
         return self.magic_history(parameter_s)
 
     def magic_p(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Just a short alias for Python's 'print'."""
         exec 'print ' + parameter_s in self.shell.user_ns
 
     def magic_r(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Repeat previous input.
 
         If given an argument, repeats the previous command which starts with
         the same string, otherwise it just repeats the previous input.
 
         Shell escaped commands (with ! as first character) are not recognized
         by this system, only pure python code and magic commands.
         """
 
         start = parameter_s.strip()
         esc_magic = self.shell.ESC_MAGIC
         # Identify magic commands even if automagic is on (which means
         # the in-memory version is different from that typed by the user).
         if self.shell.rc.automagic:
             start_magic = esc_magic+start
         else:
             start_magic = start
         # Look through the input history in reverse
         for n in range(len(self.shell.input_hist)-2,0,-1):
             input = self.shell.input_hist[n]
             # skip plain 'r' lines so we don't recurse to infinity
             if input != 'ipmagic("r")\n' and \
                    (input.startswith(start) or input.startswith(start_magic)):
                 #print 'match',`input`  # dbg
                 print 'Executing:',input,
                 self.shell.runlines(input)
                 return
         print 'No previous input matching `%s` found.' % start
 
     def magic_page(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Pretty print the object and display it through a pager.
         
         If no parameter is given, use _ (last output)."""
         # After a function contributed by Olivier Aubert, slightly modified.
 
         oname = parameter_s and parameter_s or '_' 
         info = self._ofind(oname)
         if info['found']:
             page(pformat(info['obj']))
         else:
             print 'Object `%s` not found' % oname
 
     def magic_profile(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print your currently active IPyhton profile."""
         if self.shell.rc.profile:
             printpl('Current IPython profile: $self.shell.rc.profile.')
         else:
             print 'No profile active.'
         
     def _inspect(self,meth,oname,**kw):
         """Generic interface to the inspector system.
 
         This function is meant to be called by pdef, pdoc & friends."""
         
         oname = oname.strip()
         info = Struct(self._ofind(oname))
         if info.found:
             pmethod = getattr(self.shell.inspector,meth)
             formatter = info.ismagic and self.format_screen or None
             if meth == 'pdoc':
                 pmethod(info.obj,oname,formatter)
             elif meth == 'pinfo':
                 pmethod(info.obj,oname,formatter,info,**kw)
             else:
                 pmethod(info.obj,oname)
         else:
             print 'Object `%s` not found.' % oname
             return 'not found'  # so callers can take other action
         
     def magic_pdef(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print the definition header for any callable object.
 
         If the object is a class, print the constructor information."""
         self._inspect('pdef',parameter_s)
         
     def magic_pdoc(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print the docstring for an object.
 
         If the given object is a class, it will print both the class and the
         constructor docstrings."""
         self._inspect('pdoc',parameter_s)
 
     def magic_psource(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print (or run through pager) the source code for an object."""
         self._inspect('psource',parameter_s)
 
     def magic_pfile(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print (or run through pager) the file where an object is defined.
 
         The file opens at the line where the object definition begins. IPython
         will honor the environment variable PAGER if set, and otherwise will
         do its best to print the file in a convenient form.
 
         If the given argument is not an object currently defined, IPython will
         try to interpret it as a filename (automatically adding a .py extension
         if needed). You can thus use %pfile as a syntax highlighting code
         viewer."""
 
         # first interpret argument as an object name
         out = self._inspect('pfile',parameter_s)
         # if not, try the input as a filename
         if out == 'not found':
             try:
                 filename = get_py_filename(parameter_s)
             except IOError,msg:
                 print msg
                 return
             page(self.shell.inspector.format(file(filename).read()))
             
     def magic_pinfo(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Provide detailed information about an object.
 
         '%pinfo object' is just a synonym for object? or ?object."""
 
         #print 'pinfo par: <%s>' % parameter_s  # dbg
 
         # detail_level: 0 -> obj? , 1 -> obj??
         detail_level = 0
         # We need to detect if we got called as 'pinfo pinfo foo', which can
         # happen if the user types 'pinfo foo?' at the cmd line.
         pinfo,qmark1,oname,qmark2 = \
                re.match('(pinfo )?(\?*)(.*?)(\??$)',parameter_s).groups()
         if pinfo or qmark1 or qmark2:
             detail_level = 1
         if "*" in oname:
             self.magic_psearch(oname)
         else:
             self._inspect('pinfo',oname,detail_level=detail_level)
 
     def magic_psearch(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Search for object in namespaces by wildcard.
 
         %psearch [options] PATTERN [OBJECT TYPE]
 
         Note: ? can be used as a synonym for %psearch, at the beginning or at
         the end: both a*? and ?a* are equivalent to '%psearch a*'.  Still, the
         rest of the command line must be unchanged (options come first), so
         for example the following forms are equivalent
 
         %psearch -i a* function
         -i a* function?
         ?-i a* function
 
         Arguments:
         
           PATTERN
 
           where PATTERN is a string containing * as a wildcard similar to its
           use in a shell.  The pattern is matched in all namespaces on the
           search path. By default objects starting with a single _ are not
           matched, many IPython generated objects have a single
           underscore. The default is case insensitive matching. Matching is
           also done on the attributes of objects and not only on the objects
           in a module.
 
           [OBJECT TYPE]
 
           Is the name of a python type from the types module. The name is
           given in lowercase without the ending type, ex. StringType is
           written string. By adding a type here only objects matching the
           given type are matched. Using all here makes the pattern match all
           types (this is the default).
 
         Options:
 
           -a: makes the pattern match even objects whose names start with a
           single underscore.  These names are normally ommitted from the
           search.
 
           -i/-c: make the pattern case insensitive/sensitive.  If neither of
           these options is given, the default is read from your ipythonrc
           file.  The option name which sets this value is
           'wildcards_case_sensitive'.  If this option is not specified in your
           ipythonrc file, IPython's internal default is to do a case sensitive
           search.
 
           -e/-s NAMESPACE: exclude/search a given namespace.  The pattern you
           specifiy can be searched in any of the following namespaces:
           'builtin', 'user', 'user_global','internal', 'alias', where
           'builtin' and 'user' are the search defaults.  Note that you should
           not use quotes when specifying namespaces.
 
           'Builtin' contains the python module builtin, 'user' contains all
           user data, 'alias' only contain the shell aliases and no python
           objects, 'internal' contains objects used by IPython.  The
           'user_global' namespace is only used by embedded IPython instances,
           and it contains module-level globals.  You can add namespaces to the
           search with -s or exclude them with -e (these options can be given
           more than once).
     
         Examples:
        
         %psearch a*            -> objects beginning with an a
         %psearch -e builtin a* -> objects NOT in the builtin space starting in a
         %psearch a* function   -> all functions beginning with an a
         %psearch re.e*         -> objects beginning with an e in module re
         %psearch r*.e*         -> objects that start with e in modules starting in r
         %psearch r*.* string   -> all strings in modules beginning with r
 
         Case sensitve search:
        
         %psearch -c a*         list all object beginning with lower case a
 
         Show objects beginning with a single _:
        
         %psearch -a _*         list objects beginning with a single underscore"""
 
         # default namespaces to be searched
         def_search = ['user','builtin']
 
         # Process options/args
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'cias:e:',list_all=True)
         opt = opts.get
         shell = self.shell
         psearch = shell.inspector.psearch
         
         # select case options
         if opts.has_key('i'):
             ignore_case = True
         elif opts.has_key('c'):
             ignore_case = False
         else:
             ignore_case = not shell.rc.wildcards_case_sensitive
 
         # Build list of namespaces to search from user options
         def_search.extend(opt('s',[]))
         ns_exclude = ns_exclude=opt('e',[])
         ns_search = [nm for nm in def_search if nm not in ns_exclude]
         
         # Call the actual search
         try:
             psearch(args,shell.ns_table,ns_search,
                     show_all=opt('a'),ignore_case=ignore_case)
         except:
             shell.showtraceback()
 
     def magic_who_ls(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Return a sorted list of all interactive variables.
 
         If arguments are given, only variables of types matching these
         arguments are returned."""
 
         user_ns = self.shell.user_ns
         internal_ns = self.shell.internal_ns
         user_config_ns = self.shell.user_config_ns
         out = []
         typelist = parameter_s.split()
 
         for i in user_ns:
             if not (i.startswith('_') or i.startswith('_i')) \
                    and not (i in internal_ns or i in user_config_ns):
                 if typelist:
                     if type(user_ns[i]).__name__ in typelist:
                         out.append(i)
                 else:
                     out.append(i)
         out.sort()
         return out
         
     def magic_who(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print all interactive variables, with some minimal formatting.
 
         If any arguments are given, only variables whose type matches one of
         these are printed.  For example:
 
           %who function str
 
         will only list functions and strings, excluding all other types of
         variables.  To find the proper type names, simply use type(var) at a
         command line to see how python prints type names.  For example:
 
           In [1]: type('hello')\\
           Out[1]: <type 'str'>
 
         indicates that the type name for strings is 'str'.
 
         %who always excludes executed names loaded through your configuration
         file and things which are internal to IPython.
 
         This is deliberate, as typically you may load many modules and the
         purpose of %who is to show you only what you've manually defined."""
 
         varlist = self.magic_who_ls(parameter_s)
         if not varlist:
             print 'Interactive namespace is empty.'
             return
 
         # if we have variables, move on...
 
         # stupid flushing problem: when prompts have no separators, stdout is
         # getting lost. I'm starting to think this is a python bug. I'm having
         # to force a flush with a print because even a sys.stdout.flush
         # doesn't seem to do anything!
 
         count = 0
         for i in varlist:
             print i+'\t',
             count += 1
             if count > 8:
                 count = 0
                 print
             sys.stdout.flush()  # FIXME. Why the hell isn't this flushing???
             
         print # well, this does force a flush at the expense of an extra \n
 
     def magic_whos(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Like %who, but gives some extra information about each variable.
 
         The same type filtering of %who can be applied here.
 
         For all variables, the type is printed. Additionally it prints:
         
           - For {},[],(): their length.
 
           - For Numeric arrays, a summary with shape, number of elements,
           typecode and size in memory.
 
           - Everything else: a string representation, snipping their middle if
           too long."""
         
         varnames = self.magic_who_ls(parameter_s)
         if not varnames:
             print 'Interactive namespace is empty.'
             return
 
         # if we have variables, move on...
 
         # for these types, show len() instead of data:
         seq_types = [types.DictType,types.ListType,types.TupleType]
 
         # for Numeric arrays, display summary info
         try:
             import Numeric
         except ImportError:
             array_type = None
         else:
             array_type = Numeric.ArrayType.__name__
         
         # Find all variable names and types so we can figure out column sizes
         get_vars = lambda i: self.shell.user_ns[i]
         type_name = lambda v: type(v).__name__
         varlist = map(get_vars,varnames)
 
         typelist = []
         for vv in varlist:
             tt = type_name(vv)
             if tt=='instance':
                 typelist.append(str(vv.__class__))
             else:
                 typelist.append(tt)
 
         # column labels and # of spaces as separator
         varlabel = 'Variable'
         typelabel = 'Type'
         datalabel = 'Data/Info'
         colsep = 3
         # variable format strings
         vformat    = "$vname.ljust(varwidth)$vtype.ljust(typewidth)"
         vfmt_short = '$vstr[:25]<...>$vstr[-25:]'
         aformat    = "%s: %s elems, type `%s`, %s bytes"
         # find the size of the columns to format the output nicely
         varwidth = max(max(map(len,varnames)), len(varlabel)) + colsep
         typewidth = max(max(map(len,typelist)), len(typelabel)) + colsep
         # table header
         print varlabel.ljust(varwidth) + typelabel.ljust(typewidth) + \
               ' '+datalabel+'\n' + '-'*(varwidth+typewidth+len(datalabel)+1)
         # and the table itself
         kb = 1024
         Mb = 1048576  # kb**2
         for vname,var,vtype in zip(varnames,varlist,typelist):
             print itpl(vformat),
             if vtype in seq_types:
                 print len(var)
             elif vtype==array_type:
                 vshape = str(var.shape).replace(',','').replace(' ','x')[1:-1]
                 vsize  = Numeric.size(var)
                 vbytes = vsize*var.itemsize()
                 if vbytes < 100000:
                     print aformat % (vshape,vsize,var.typecode(),vbytes)
                 else:
                     print aformat % (vshape,vsize,var.typecode(),vbytes),
                     if vbytes < Mb:
                         print '(%s kb)' % (vbytes/kb,)
                     else:
                         print '(%s Mb)' % (vbytes/Mb,)
             else:
                 vstr = str(var).replace('\n','\\n')
                 if len(vstr) < 50:
                     print vstr
                 else:
                     printpl(vfmt_short)
                 
     def magic_reset(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Resets the namespace by removing all names defined by the user.
 
         Input/Output history are left around in case you need them."""
 
         ans = raw_input(
           "Once deleted, variables cannot be recovered. Proceed (y/n)? ")
         if not ans.lower() == 'y':
             print 'Nothing done.'
             return
         user_ns = self.shell.user_ns
         for i in self.magic_who_ls():
             del(user_ns[i])
 
     def magic_config(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Show IPython's internal configuration."""
         
         page('Current configuration structure:\n'+
              pformat(self.shell.rc.dict()))
 
     def magic_logstart(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Start logging anywhere in a session.
 
         %logstart [-o|-t] [log_name [log_mode]]
 
         If no name is given, it defaults to a file named 'ipython_log.py' in your
         current directory, in 'rotate' mode (see below).
 
         '%logstart name' saves to file 'name' in 'backup' mode.  It saves your
         history up to that point and then continues logging.
 
         %logstart takes a second optional parameter: logging mode. This can be one
         of (note that the modes are given unquoted):\\
           append: well, that says it.\\
           backup: rename (if exists) to name~ and start name.\\
           global: single logfile in your home dir, appended to.\\
           over  : overwrite existing log.\\
           rotate: create rotating logs name.1~, name.2~, etc.
 
         Options:
 
           -o: log also IPython's output.  In this mode, all commands which
           generate an Out[NN] prompt are recorded to the logfile, right after
           their corresponding input line.  The output lines are always
           prepended with a '#[Out]# ' marker, so that the log remains valid
           Python code.
 
           Since this marker is always the same, filtering only the output from
           a log is very easy, using for example a simple awk call:
 
             awk -F'#\\[Out\\]# ' '{if($2) {print $2}}' ipython_log.py
 
           -t: put timestamps before each input line logged (these are put in
           comments)."""
         
         opts,par = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'ot')
         log_output = 'o' in opts
         timestamp = 't' in opts
 
         rc = self.shell.rc
         logger = self.shell.logger
 
         # if no args are given, the defaults set in the logger constructor by
         # ipytohn remain valid
         if par:
             try:
                 logfname,logmode = par.split()
             except:
                 logfname = par
                 logmode = 'backup'
         else:
             logfname = logger.logfname
             logmode = logger.logmode
         # put logfname into rc struct as if it had been called on the command
         # line, so it ends up saved in the log header Save it in case we need
         # to restore it...
         old_logfile = rc.opts.get('logfile','')  
         if logfname:
             logfname = os.path.expanduser(logfname)
         rc.opts.logfile = logfname
         loghead = self.shell.loghead_tpl % (rc.opts,rc.args)
         try:
             started  = logger.logstart(logfname,loghead,logmode,
                                        log_output,timestamp)
         except:
             rc.opts.logfile = old_logfile
             warn("Couldn't start log: %s" % sys.exc_info()[1])
         else:
             # log input history up to this point, optionally interleaving
             # output if requested
 
             if timestamp:
                 # disable timestamping for the previous history, since we've
                 # lost those already (no time machine here).
                 logger.timestamp = False
             if log_output:
                 log_write = logger.log_write
                 input_hist = self.shell.input_hist
                 output_hist = self.shell.output_hist
                 for n in range(1,len(input_hist)-1):
                     log_write(input_hist[n].rstrip())
                     if n in output_hist:
                         log_write(repr(output_hist[n]),'output')
             else:
                 logger.log_write(self.shell.input_hist[1:])
             if timestamp:
                 # re-enable timestamping
                 logger.timestamp = True
                 
             print ('Activating auto-logging. '
                    'Current session state plus future input saved.')
             logger.logstate()
 
     def magic_logoff(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Temporarily stop logging.
 
         You must have previously started logging."""
         self.shell.logger.switch_log(0)
         
     def magic_logon(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Restart logging.
 
         This function is for restarting logging which you've temporarily
         stopped with %logoff. For starting logging for the first time, you
         must use the %logstart function, which allows you to specify an
         optional log filename."""
         
         self.shell.logger.switch_log(1)
     
     def magic_logstate(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Print the status of the logging system."""
 
         self.shell.logger.logstate()
         
     def magic_pdb(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Control the calling of the pdb interactive debugger.
 
         Call as '%pdb on', '%pdb 1', '%pdb off' or '%pdb 0'. If called without
         argument it works as a toggle.
 
         When an exception is triggered, IPython can optionally call the
         interactive pdb debugger after the traceback printout. %pdb toggles
         this feature on and off."""
 
         par = parameter_s.strip().lower()
 
         if par:
             try:
                 new_pdb = {'off':0,'0':0,'on':1,'1':1}[par]
             except KeyError:
                 print ('Incorrect argument. Use on/1, off/0, '
                        'or nothing for a toggle.')
                 return
         else:
             # toggle
             new_pdb = not self.shell.InteractiveTB.call_pdb
 
         # set on the shell
         self.shell.call_pdb = new_pdb
         print 'Automatic pdb calling has been turned',on_off(new_pdb)
 
     def magic_prun(self, parameter_s ='',user_mode=1,
                    opts=None,arg_lst=None,prog_ns=None):
 
         """Run a statement through the python code profiler.
 
         Usage:\\
           %prun [options] statement
 
         The given statement (which doesn't require quote marks) is run via the
         python profiler in a manner similar to the profile.run() function.
         Namespaces are internally managed to work correctly; profile.run
         cannot be used in IPython because it makes certain assumptions about
         namespaces which do not hold under IPython.
 
         Options:
 
         -l <limit>: you can place restrictions on what or how much of the
         profile gets printed. The limit value can be:
 
           * A string: only information for function names containing this string
           is printed.
 
           * An integer: only these many lines are printed.
 
           * A float (between 0 and 1): this fraction of the report is printed
           (for example, use a limit of 0.4 to see the topmost 40% only).
 
         You can combine several limits with repeated use of the option. For
         example, '-l __init__ -l 5' will print only the topmost 5 lines of
         information about class constructors.
 
         -r: return the pstats.Stats object generated by the profiling. This
         object has all the information about the profile in it, and you can
         later use it for further analysis or in other functions.
 
         Since magic functions have a particular form of calling which prevents
         you from writing something like:\\
           In [1]: p = %prun -r print 4  # invalid!\\
         you must instead use IPython's automatic variables to assign this:\\
           In [1]: %prun -r print 4  \\
           Out[1]: <pstats.Stats instance at 0x8222cec>\\
           In [2]: stats = _
 
         If you really need to assign this value via an explicit function call,
         you can always tap directly into the true name of the magic function
         by using the ipmagic function (which IPython automatically adds to the
         builtins):\\
           In [3]: stats = ipmagic('prun','-r print 4')
 
         You can type ipmagic? for more details on ipmagic.
 
        -s <key>: sort profile by given key. You can provide more than one key
         by using the option several times: '-s key1 -s key2 -s key3...'. The
         default sorting key is 'time'.
 
         The following is copied verbatim from the profile documentation
         referenced below:
 
         When more than one key is provided, additional keys are used as
         secondary criteria when the there is equality in all keys selected
         before them.
         
         Abbreviations can be used for any key names, as long as the
         abbreviation is unambiguous.  The following are the keys currently
         defined:
 
                 Valid Arg       Meaning\\
                   "calls"      call count\\
                   "cumulative" cumulative time\\
                   "file"       file name\\
                   "module"     file name\\
                   "pcalls"     primitive call count\\
                   "line"       line number\\
                   "name"       function name\\
                   "nfl"        name/file/line\\
                   "stdname"    standard name\\
                   "time"       internal time
 
         Note that all sorts on statistics are in descending order (placing
         most time consuming items first), where as name, file, and line number
         searches are in ascending order (i.e., alphabetical). The subtle
         distinction between "nfl" and "stdname" is that the standard name is a
         sort of the name as printed, which means that the embedded line
         numbers get compared in an odd way.  For example, lines 3, 20, and 40
         would (if the file names were the same) appear in the string order
         "20" "3" and "40".  In contrast, "nfl" does a numeric compare of the
         line numbers.  In fact, sort_stats("nfl") is the same as
         sort_stats("name", "file", "line").
 
         -T <filename>: save profile results as shown on screen to a text
         file. The profile is still shown on screen.
 
         -D <filename>: save (via dump_stats) profile statistics to given
         filename. This data is in a format understod by the pstats module, and
         is generated by a call to the dump_stats() method of profile
         objects. The profile is still shown on screen.
 
         If you want to run complete programs under the profiler's control, use
         '%run -p [prof_opts] filename.py [args to program]' where prof_opts
         contains profiler specific options as described here.
         
         You can read the complete documentation for the profile module with:\\
           In [1]: import profile; profile.help() """
 
         opts_def = Struct(D=[''],l=[],s=['time'],T=[''])
         # protect user quote marks
         parameter_s = parameter_s.replace('"',r'\"').replace("'",r"\'")
         
         if user_mode:  # regular user call
             opts,arg_str = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'D:l:rs:T:',
                                               list_all=1)
             namespace = self.shell.user_ns
         else:  # called to run a program by %run -p
             try:
                 filename = get_py_filename(arg_lst[0])
             except IOError,msg:
                 error(msg)
                 return
 
             arg_str = 'execfile(filename,prog_ns)'
             namespace = locals()
 
         opts.merge(opts_def)
         
         prof = profile.Profile()
         try:
             prof = prof.runctx(arg_str,namespace,namespace)
             sys_exit = ''
         except SystemExit:
             sys_exit = """*** SystemExit exception caught in code being profiled."""
 
         stats = pstats.Stats(prof).strip_dirs().sort_stats(*opts.s)
 
         lims = opts.l
         if lims:
             lims = []  # rebuild lims with ints/floats/strings
             for lim in opts.l:
                 try:
                     lims.append(int(lim))
                 except ValueError:
                     try:
                         lims.append(float(lim))
                     except ValueError:
                         lims.append(lim)
                     
         # trap output
         sys_stdout = sys.stdout
         stdout_trap = StringIO()
         try:
             sys.stdout = stdout_trap
             stats.print_stats(*lims)
         finally:
             sys.stdout = sys_stdout
         output = stdout_trap.getvalue()
         output = output.rstrip()
 
         page(output,screen_lines=self.shell.rc.screen_length)
         print sys_exit,
 
         dump_file = opts.D[0]
         text_file = opts.T[0]
         if dump_file:
             prof.dump_stats(dump_file)
             print '\n*** Profile stats marshalled to file',\
                   `dump_file`+'.',sys_exit
         if text_file:
             file(text_file,'w').write(output)
             print '\n*** Profile printout saved to text file',\
                   `text_file`+'.',sys_exit
 
         if opts.has_key('r'):
             return stats
         else:
             return None
 
     def magic_run(self, parameter_s ='',runner=None):
         """Run the named file inside IPython as a program.
 
         Usage:\\
           %run [-n -i -t [-N<N>] -d [-b<N>] -p [profile options]] file [args]
 
         Parameters after the filename are passed as command-line arguments to
         the program (put in sys.argv). Then, control returns to IPython's
         prompt.
 
         This is similar to running at a system prompt:\\
           $ python file args\\
         but with the advantage of giving you IPython's tracebacks, and of
         loading all variables into your interactive namespace for further use
         (unless -p is used, see below).
 
         The file is executed in a namespace initially consisting only of
         __name__=='__main__' and sys.argv constructed as indicated. It thus
         sees its environment as if it were being run as a stand-alone
         program. But after execution, the IPython interactive namespace gets
         updated with all variables defined in the program (except for __name__
         and sys.argv). This allows for very convenient loading of code for
         interactive work, while giving each program a 'clean sheet' to run in.
 
         Options:
         
         -n: __name__ is NOT set to '__main__', but to the running file's name
         without extension (as python does under import).  This allows running
         scripts and reloading the definitions in them without calling code
         protected by an ' if __name__ == "__main__" ' clause.
 
         -i: run the file in IPython's namespace instead of an empty one. This
         is useful if you are experimenting with code written in a text editor
         which depends on variables defined interactively.
 
         -e: ignore sys.exit() calls or SystemExit exceptions in the script
         being run.  This is particularly useful if IPython is being used to
         run unittests, which always exit with a sys.exit() call.  In such
         cases you are interested in the output of the test results, not in
         seeing a traceback of the unittest module.
 
         -t: print timing information at the end of the run.  IPython will give
         you an estimated CPU time consumption for your script, which under
         Unix uses the resource module to avoid the wraparound problems of
         time.clock().  Under Unix, an estimate of time spent on system tasks
         is also given (for Windows platforms this is reported as 0.0).
 
         If -t is given, an additional -N<N> option can be given, where <N>
         must be an integer indicating how many times you want the script to
         run.  The final timing report will include total and per run results.
 
         For example (testing the script uniq_stable.py):
 
             In [1]: run -t uniq_stable
 
             IPython CPU timings (estimated):\\
               User  :    0.19597 s.\\
               System:        0.0 s.\\
 
             In [2]: run -t -N5 uniq_stable
 
             IPython CPU timings (estimated):\\
             Total runs performed: 5\\
               Times :      Total       Per run\\
               User  :   0.910862 s,  0.1821724 s.\\
               System:        0.0 s,        0.0 s.
 
         -d: run your program under the control of pdb, the Python debugger.
         This allows you to execute your program step by step, watch variables,
         etc.  Internally, what IPython does is similar to calling:
         
           pdb.run('execfile("YOURFILENAME")')
 
         with a breakpoint set on line 1 of your file.  You can change the line
         number for this automatic breakpoint to be <N> by using the -bN option
         (where N must be an integer).  For example:
 
           %run -d -b40 myscript
 
         will set the first breakpoint at line 40 in myscript.py.  Note that
         the first breakpoint must be set on a line which actually does
         something (not a comment or docstring) for it to stop execution.
 
         When the pdb debugger starts, you will see a (Pdb) prompt.  You must
         first enter 'c' (without qoutes) to start execution up to the first
         breakpoint.
 
         Entering 'help' gives information about the use of the debugger.  You
         can easily see pdb's full documentation with "import pdb;pdb.help()"
         at a prompt.
 
         -p: run program under the control of the Python profiler module (which
         prints a detailed report of execution times, function calls, etc).
 
         You can pass other options after -p which affect the behavior of the
         profiler itself. See the docs for %prun for details.
 
         In this mode, the program's variables do NOT propagate back to the
         IPython interactive namespace (because they remain in the namespace
         where the profiler executes them).
 
         Internally this triggers a call to %prun, see its documentation for
         details on the options available specifically for profiling."""
 
         # get arguments and set sys.argv for program to be run.
         opts,arg_lst = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'nidtN:b:pD:l:rs:T:e',
                                           mode='list',list_all=1)
 
         try:
             filename = get_py_filename(arg_lst[0])
         except IndexError:
             warn('you must provide at least a filename.')
             print '\n%run:\n',OInspect.getdoc(self.magic_run)
             return
         except IOError,msg:
             error(msg)
             return
 
         # Control the response to exit() calls made by the script being run
         exit_ignore = opts.has_key('e')
         
         # Make sure that the running script gets a proper sys.argv as if it
         # were run from a system shell.
         save_argv = sys.argv # save it for later restoring
         sys.argv = [filename]+ arg_lst[1:]  # put in the proper filename
 
         if opts.has_key('i'):
             prog_ns = self.shell.user_ns
             __name__save = self.shell.user_ns['__name__']
             prog_ns['__name__'] = '__main__'
         else:
             if opts.has_key('n'):
                 name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
             else:
                 name = '__main__'
             prog_ns = {'__name__':name}
 
         # pickle fix.  See iplib for an explanation.  But we need to make sure
         # that, if we overwrite __main__, we replace it at the end
         if prog_ns['__name__'] == '__main__':
             restore_main = sys.modules['__main__']
         else:
             restore_main = False
             
         sys.modules[prog_ns['__name__']] = FakeModule(prog_ns)
         
         stats = None
         try:
             if opts.has_key('p'):
                 stats = self.magic_prun('',0,opts,arg_lst,prog_ns)
             else:
                 if opts.has_key('d'):
                     deb = Debugger.Pdb(self.shell.rc.colors)
                     # reset Breakpoint state, which is moronically kept
                     # in a class
                     bdb.Breakpoint.next = 1
                     bdb.Breakpoint.bplist = {}
                     bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber = [None]
                     # Set an initial breakpoint to stop execution
                     maxtries = 10
                     bp = int(opts.get('b',[1])[0])
                     checkline = deb.checkline(filename,bp)
                     if not checkline:
                         for bp in range(bp+1,bp+maxtries+1):
                             if deb.checkline(filename,bp):
                                 break
                         else:
                             msg = ("\nI failed to find a valid line to set "
                                    "a breakpoint\n"
                                    "after trying up to line: %s.\n"
                                    "Please set a valid breakpoint manually "
                                    "with the -b option." % bp)
                             error(msg)
                             return
                     # if we find a good linenumber, set the breakpoint
                     deb.do_break('%s:%s' % (filename,bp))
                     # Start file run
                     print "NOTE: Enter 'c' at the",
                     print "ipdb> prompt to start your script."
                     try:
                         deb.run('execfile("%s")' % filename,prog_ns)
                     except:
                         etype, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
                         # Skip three frames in the traceback: the %run one,
                         # one inside bdb.py, and the command-line typed by the
                         # user (run by exec in pdb itself).
                         self.shell.InteractiveTB(etype,value,tb,tb_offset=3)
                 else:
                     if runner is None:
                         runner = self.shell.safe_execfile
                     if opts.has_key('t'):
                         try:
                             nruns = int(opts['N'][0])
                             if nruns < 1:
                                 error('Number of runs must be >=1')
                                 return
                         except (KeyError):
                             nruns = 1
                         if nruns == 1:
                             t0 = clock2()
                             runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
                             t1 = clock2()
                             t_usr = t1[0]-t0[0]
                             t_sys = t1[1]-t1[1]
                             print "\nIPython CPU timings (estimated):"
                             print "  User  : %10s s." % t_usr
                             print "  System: %10s s." % t_sys
                         else:
                             runs = range(nruns)
                             t0 = clock2()
                             for nr in runs:
                                 runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
                             t1 = clock2()
                             t_usr = t1[0]-t0[0]
                             t_sys = t1[1]-t1[1]
                             print "\nIPython CPU timings (estimated):"
                             print "Total runs performed:",nruns
                             print "  Times : %10s    %10s" % ('Total','Per run')
                             print "  User  : %10s s, %10s s." % (t_usr,t_usr/nruns)
                             print "  System: %10s s, %10s s." % (t_sys,t_sys/nruns)
                             
                     else:
                         runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
                 if opts.has_key('i'):
                     self.shell.user_ns['__name__'] = __name__save
                 else:
                     # update IPython interactive namespace
                     del prog_ns['__name__']
                     self.shell.user_ns.update(prog_ns)
         finally:
             sys.argv = save_argv
             if restore_main:
                 sys.modules['__main__'] = restore_main
         return stats
 
     def magic_runlog(self, parameter_s =''):
         """Run files as logs.
 
         Usage:\\
           %runlog file1 file2 ...
 
         Run the named files (treating them as log files) in sequence inside
         the interpreter, and return to the prompt.  This is much slower than
         %run because each line is executed in a try/except block, but it
         allows running files with syntax errors in them.
 
         Normally IPython will guess when a file is one of its own logfiles, so
         you can typically use %run even for logs. This shorthand allows you to
         force any file to be treated as a log file."""
 
         for f in parameter_s.split():
             self.shell.safe_execfile(f,self.shell.user_ns,
                                      self.shell.user_ns,islog=1)
 
     def magic_time(self,parameter_s = ''):
         """Time execution of a Python statement or expression.
 
         The CPU and wall clock times are printed, and the value of the
         expression (if any) is returned.  Note that under Win32, system time
         is always reported as 0, since it can not be measured.
 
         This function provides very basic timing functionality.  In Python
         2.3, the timeit module offers more control and sophistication, but for
         now IPython supports Python 2.2, so we can not rely on timeit being
         present.
         
         Some examples:
 
           In [1]: time 2**128
           CPU times: user 0.00 s, sys: 0.00 s, total: 0.00 s
           Wall time: 0.00
           Out[1]: 340282366920938463463374607431768211456L
 
           In [2]: n = 1000000
 
           In [3]: time sum(range(n))
           CPU times: user 1.20 s, sys: 0.05 s, total: 1.25 s
           Wall time: 1.37
           Out[3]: 499999500000L
 
           In [4]: time print 'hello world'
           hello world
           CPU times: user 0.00 s, sys: 0.00 s, total: 0.00 s
           Wall time: 0.00
           """
         
         # fail immediately if the given expression can't be compiled
         try:
             mode = 'eval'
             code = compile(parameter_s,'<timed eval>',mode)
         except SyntaxError:
             mode = 'exec'
             code = compile(parameter_s,'<timed exec>',mode)
         # skew measurement as little as possible
         glob = self.shell.user_ns
         clk = clock2
         wtime = time.time
         # time execution
         wall_st = wtime()
         if mode=='eval':
             st = clk()
             out = eval(code,glob)
             end = clk()
         else:
             st = clk()
             exec code in glob
             end = clk()
             out = None
         wall_end = wtime()
         # Compute actual times and report
         wall_time = wall_end-wall_st
         cpu_user = end[0]-st[0]
         cpu_sys = end[1]-st[1]
         cpu_tot = cpu_user+cpu_sys
         print "CPU times: user %.2f s, sys: %.2f s, total: %.2f s" % \
               (cpu_user,cpu_sys,cpu_tot)
         print "Wall time: %.2f" % wall_time
         return out
 
     def magic_macro(self,parameter_s = ''):
         """Define a set of input lines as a macro for future re-execution.
 
         Usage:\\
           %macro name n1-n2 n3-n4 ... n5 .. n6 ...
 
         This will define a global variable called `name` which is a string
         made of joining the slices and lines you specify (n1,n2,... numbers
         above) from your input history into a single string. This variable
         acts like an automatic function which re-executes those lines as if
         you had typed them. You just type 'name' at the prompt and the code
         executes.
 
         The notation for indicating number ranges is: n1-n2 means 'use line
         numbers n1,...n2' (the endpoint is included).  That is, '5-7' means
         using the lines numbered 5,6 and 7.
 
         Note: as a 'hidden' feature, you can also use traditional python slice
         notation, where N:M means numbers N through M-1.
 
         For example, if your history contains (%hist prints it):
         
           44: x=1\\
           45: y=3\\
           46: z=x+y\\
           47: print x\\
           48: a=5\\
           49: print 'x',x,'y',y\\
 
         you can create a macro with lines 44 through 47 (included) and line 49
         called my_macro with:
 
           In [51]: %macro my_macro 44-47 49
 
         Now, typing `my_macro` (without quotes) will re-execute all this code
         in one pass.
 
         You don't need to give the line-numbers in order, and any given line
         number can appear multiple times. You can assemble macros with any
         lines from your input history in any order.
 
         The macro is a simple object which holds its value in an attribute,
         but IPython's display system checks for macros and executes them as
         code instead of printing them when you type their name.
 
         You can view a macro's contents by explicitly printing it with:
         
           'print macro_name'.
 
         For one-off cases which DON'T contain magic function calls in them you
         can obtain similar results by explicitly executing slices from your
         input history with:
 
           In [60]: exec In[44:48]+In[49]"""
 
         args = parameter_s.split()
         name,ranges = args[0], args[1:]
         #print 'rng',ranges  # dbg
         lines = self.extract_input_slices(ranges)
         macro = Macro(lines)
         self.shell.user_ns.update({name:macro})
         print 'Macro `%s` created. To execute, type its name (without quotes).' % name
         print 'Macro contents:'
         print macro,
 
     def magic_save(self,parameter_s = ''):
         """Save a set of lines to a given filename.
 
         Usage:\\
           %save filename n1-n2 n3-n4 ... n5 .. n6 ...
 
         This function uses the same syntax as %macro for line extraction, but
         instead of creating a macro it saves the resulting string to the
         filename you specify.
 
         It adds a '.py' extension to the file if you don't do so yourself, and
         it asks for confirmation before overwriting existing files."""
 
         args = parameter_s.split()
         fname,ranges = args[0], args[1:]
         if not fname.endswith('.py'):
             fname += '.py'
         if os.path.isfile(fname):
             ans = raw_input('File `%s` exists. Overwrite (y/[N])? ' % fname)
             if ans.lower() not in ['y','yes']:
                 print 'Operation cancelled.'
                 return
         cmds = ''.join(self.extract_input_slices(ranges))
         f = file(fname,'w')
         f.write(cmds)
         f.close()
         print 'The following commands were written to file `%s`:' % fname
         print cmds
 
     def _edit_macro(self,mname,macro):
         """open an editor with the macro data in a file"""
         filename = self.shell.mktempfile(macro.value)
         self.shell.hooks.editor(filename)
 
         # and make a new macro object, to replace the old one
         mfile = open(filename)
         mvalue = mfile.read()
         mfile.close()
         self.shell.user_ns[mname] = Macro(mvalue)
 
     def magic_ed(self,parameter_s=''):
         """Alias to %edit."""
         return self.magic_edit(parameter_s)
 
     def magic_edit(self,parameter_s='',last_call=['','']):
         """Bring up an editor and execute the resulting code.
 
         Usage:
           %edit [options] [args]
 
         %edit runs IPython's editor hook.  The default version of this hook is
         set to call the __IPYTHON__.rc.editor command.  This is read from your
         environment variable $EDITOR.  If this isn't found, it will default to
         vi under Linux/Unix and to notepad under Windows.  See the end of this
         docstring for how to change the editor hook.
 
         You can also set the value of this editor via the command line option
         '-editor' or in your ipythonrc file. This is useful if you wish to use
         specifically for IPython an editor different from your typical default
         (and for Windows users who typically don't set environment variables).
 
         This command allows you to conveniently edit multi-line code right in
         your IPython session.
         
         If called without arguments, %edit opens up an empty editor with a
         temporary file and will execute the contents of this file when you
         close it (don't forget to save it!).
 
         Options:
 
         -p: this will call the editor with the same data as the previous time
         it was used, regardless of how long ago (in your current session) it
         was.
 
         -x: do not execute the edited code immediately upon exit. This is
         mainly useful if you are editing programs which need to be called with
         command line arguments, which you can then do using %run.
 
         Arguments:
 
         If arguments are given, the following possibilites exist:
 
         - The arguments are numbers or pairs of colon-separated numbers (like
         1 4:8 9). These are interpreted as lines of previous input to be
         loaded into the editor. The syntax is the same of the %macro command.
 
         - If the argument doesn't start with a number, it is evaluated as a
         variable and its contents loaded into the editor. You can thus edit
         any string which contains python code (including the result of
         previous edits).
 
         - If the argument is the name of an object (other than a string),
         IPython will try to locate the file where it was defined and open the
         editor at the point where it is defined. You can use `%edit function`
         to load an editor exactly at the point where 'function' is defined,
         edit it and have the file be executed automatically.
 
         If the object is a macro (see %macro for details), this opens up your
         specified editor with a temporary file containing the macro's data.
         Upon exit, the macro is reloaded with the contents of the file.
 
         Note: opening at an exact line is only supported under Unix, and some
         editors (like kedit and gedit up to Gnome 2.8) do not understand the
         '+NUMBER' parameter necessary for this feature. Good editors like
         (X)Emacs, vi, jed, pico and joe all do.
 
         - If the argument is not found as a variable, IPython will look for a
         file with that name (adding .py if necessary) and load it into the
         editor. It will execute its contents with execfile() when you exit,
         loading any code in the file into your interactive namespace.
 
         After executing your code, %edit will return as output the code you
         typed in the editor (except when it was an existing file). This way
         you can reload the code in further invocations of %edit as a variable,
         via _<NUMBER> or Out[<NUMBER>], where <NUMBER> is the prompt number of
         the output.
 
         Note that %edit is also available through the alias %ed.
 
         This is an example of creating a simple function inside the editor and
         then modifying it. First, start up the editor:
 
         In [1]: ed\\
         Editing... done. Executing edited code...\\
         Out[1]: 'def foo():\\n    print "foo() was defined in an editing session"\\n'
 
         We can then call the function foo():
         
         In [2]: foo()\\
         foo() was defined in an editing session
 
         Now we edit foo.  IPython automatically loads the editor with the
         (temporary) file where foo() was previously defined:
         
         In [3]: ed foo\\
         Editing... done. Executing edited code...
 
         And if we call foo() again we get the modified version:
         
         In [4]: foo()\\
         foo() has now been changed!
 
         Here is an example of how to edit a code snippet successive
         times. First we call the editor:
 
         In [8]: ed\\
         Editing... done. Executing edited code...\\
         hello\\
         Out[8]: "print 'hello'\\n"
 
         Now we call it again with the previous output (stored in _):
 
         In [9]: ed _\\
         Editing... done. Executing edited code...\\
         hello world\\
         Out[9]: "print 'hello world'\\n"
 
         Now we call it with the output #8 (stored in _8, also as Out[8]):
 
         In [10]: ed _8\\
         Editing... done. Executing edited code...\\
         hello again\\
         Out[10]: "print 'hello again'\\n"
 
 
         Changing the default editor hook:
 
         If you wish to write your own editor hook, you can put it in a
         configuration file which you load at startup time.  The default hook
         is defined in the IPython.hooks module, and you can use that as a
         starting example for further modifications.  That file also has
         general instructions on how to set a new hook for use once you've
         defined it."""
         
         # FIXME: This function has become a convoluted mess.  It needs a
         # ground-up rewrite with clean, simple logic.
 
         def make_filename(arg):
             "Make a filename from the given args"
             try:
                 filename = get_py_filename(arg)
             except IOError:
                 if args.endswith('.py'):
                     filename = arg
                 else:
                     filename = None
             return filename
 
         # custom exceptions
         class DataIsObject(Exception): pass
 
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'px')
 
         # Default line number value
         lineno = None
         if opts.has_key('p'):
             args = '_%s' % last_call[0]
             if not self.shell.user_ns.has_key(args):
                 args = last_call[1]
             
         # use last_call to remember the state of the previous call, but don't
         # let it be clobbered by successive '-p' calls.
         try:
             last_call[0] = self.shell.outputcache.prompt_count
             if not opts.has_key('p'):
                 last_call[1] = parameter_s
         except:
             pass
 
         # by default this is done with temp files, except when the given
         # arg is a filename
         use_temp = 1
 
         if re.match(r'\d',args):
             # Mode where user specifies ranges of lines, like in %macro.
             # This means that you can't edit files whose names begin with
             # numbers this way. Tough.
             ranges = args.split()
             data = ''.join(self.extract_input_slices(ranges))
         elif args.endswith('.py'):
             filename = make_filename(args)
             data = ''
             use_temp = 0
         elif args:
             try:
                 # Load the parameter given as a variable. If not a string,
                 # process it as an object instead (below)
 
                 #print '*** args',args,'type',type(args)  # dbg
                 data = eval(args,self.shell.user_ns)
                 if not type(data) in StringTypes:
                     raise DataIsObject
 
             except (NameError,SyntaxError):
                 # given argument is not a variable, try as a filename
                 filename = make_filename(args)
                 if filename is None:
                     warn("Argument given (%s) can't be found as a variable "
                          "or as a filename." % args)
                     return
 
                 data = ''
                 use_temp = 0
             except DataIsObject:
 
                 # macros have a special edit function
                 if isinstance(data,Macro):
                     self._edit_macro(args,data)
                     return
                 
                 # For objects, try to edit the file where they are defined
                 try:
                     filename = inspect.getabsfile(data)
                     datafile = 1
                 except TypeError:
                     filename = make_filename(args)
                     datafile = 1
                     warn('Could not find file where `%s` is defined.\n'
                          'Opening a file named `%s`' % (args,filename))
                 # Now, make sure we can actually read the source (if it was in
                 # a temp file it's gone by now).
                 if datafile:
                     try:
                         lineno = inspect.getsourcelines(data)[1]
                     except IOError:
                         filename = make_filename(args)
                         if filename is None:
                             warn('The file `%s` where `%s` was defined cannot '
                                  'be read.' % (filename,data))
                             return
                 use_temp = 0
         else:
             data = ''
 
         if use_temp:
             filename = self.shell.mktempfile(data)
 
         # do actual editing here
         print 'Editing...',
         sys.stdout.flush()
         self.shell.hooks.editor(filename,lineno)
         if opts.has_key('x'):  # -x prevents actual execution
             print
         else:
             print 'done. Executing edited code...'
             try:
                 self.shell.safe_execfile(filename,self.shell.user_ns)
             except IOError,msg:
                 if msg.filename == filename:
                     warn('File not found. Did you forget to save?')
                     return
                 else:
                     self.shell.showtraceback()
             except:
                 self.shell.showtraceback()
 
     def magic_xmode(self,parameter_s = ''):
         """Switch modes for the exception handlers.
 
         Valid modes: Plain, Context and Verbose.
 
         If called without arguments, acts as a toggle."""
 
         def xmode_switch_err(name):
             warn('Error changing %s exception modes.\n%s' %
                  (name,sys.exc_info()[1]))
 
         shell = self.shell
         new_mode = parameter_s.strip().capitalize()
         try:
             shell.InteractiveTB.set_mode(mode=new_mode)
             print 'Exception reporting mode:',shell.InteractiveTB.mode
         except:
             xmode_switch_err('user')
 
         # threaded shells use a special handler in sys.excepthook
         if shell.isthreaded:
             try:
                 shell.sys_excepthook.set_mode(mode=new_mode)
             except:
                 xmode_switch_err('threaded')
             
     def magic_colors(self,parameter_s = ''):
         """Switch color scheme for prompts, info system and exception handlers.
 
         Currently implemented schemes: NoColor, Linux, LightBG.
 
         Color scheme names are not case-sensitive."""
 
         def color_switch_err(name):
             warn('Error changing %s color schemes.\n%s' %
                  (name,sys.exc_info()[1]))
             
         
         new_scheme = parameter_s.strip()
         if not new_scheme:
             print 'You must specify a color scheme.'
             return
         # Under Windows, check for Gary Bishop's readline, which is necessary
         # for ANSI coloring
         if os.name in ['nt','dos']:
             try:
                 import readline
             except ImportError:
                 has_readline = 0
             else:
                 try:
                     readline.GetOutputFile()
                 except AttributeError:
                     has_readline = 0
                 else:
                     has_readline = 1
             if not has_readline:
                 msg = """\
 Proper color support under MS Windows requires Gary Bishop's readline library.
 You can find it at:
 http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools
 Gary's readline needs the ctypes module, from:
 http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes
 
 Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
                 new_scheme = 'NoColor'
                 warn(msg)
         # local shortcut
         shell = self.shell
         
         # Set prompt colors
         try:
             shell.outputcache.set_colors(new_scheme)
         except:
             color_switch_err('prompt')
         else:
             shell.rc.colors = \
                        shell.outputcache.color_table.active_scheme_name
         # Set exception colors
         try:
             shell.InteractiveTB.set_colors(scheme = new_scheme)
             shell.SyntaxTB.set_colors(scheme = new_scheme)
         except:
             color_switch_err('exception')
 
         # threaded shells use a verbose traceback in sys.excepthook
         if shell.isthreaded:
             try:
                 shell.sys_excepthook.set_colors(scheme=new_scheme)
             except:
                 color_switch_err('system exception handler')
         
         # Set info (for 'object?') colors
         if shell.rc.color_info:
             try:
                 shell.inspector.set_active_scheme(new_scheme)
             except:
                 color_switch_err('object inspector')
         else:
             shell.inspector.set_active_scheme('NoColor')
                 
     def magic_color_info(self,parameter_s = ''):
         """Toggle color_info.
 
         The color_info configuration parameter controls whether colors are
         used for displaying object details (by things like %psource, %pfile or
         the '?' system). This function toggles this value with each call.
 
         Note that unless you have a fairly recent pager (less works better
         than more) in your system, using colored object information displays
         will not work properly. Test it and see."""
         
         self.shell.rc.color_info = 1 - self.shell.rc.color_info
         self.magic_colors(self.shell.rc.colors)
         print 'Object introspection functions have now coloring:',
         print ['OFF','ON'][self.shell.rc.color_info]
 
     def magic_Pprint(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Toggle pretty printing on/off."""
         
         self.shell.outputcache.Pprint = 1 - self.shell.outputcache.Pprint
         print 'Pretty printing has been turned', \
               ['OFF','ON'][self.shell.outputcache.Pprint]
         
     def magic_exit(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Exit IPython, confirming if configured to do so.
 
         You can configure whether IPython asks for confirmation upon exit by
         setting the confirm_exit flag in the ipythonrc file."""
 
         self.shell.exit()
 
     def magic_quit(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Exit IPython, confirming if configured to do so (like %exit)"""
 
         self.shell.exit()
         
     def magic_Exit(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Exit IPython without confirmation."""
 
         self.shell.exit_now = True
 
     def magic_Quit(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Exit IPython without confirmation (like %Exit)."""
 
         self.shell.exit_now = True
         
     #......................................................................
     # Functions to implement unix shell-type things
     
     def magic_alias(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Define an alias for a system command.
 
         '%alias alias_name cmd' defines 'alias_name' as an alias for 'cmd'
 
         Then, typing 'alias_name params' will execute the system command 'cmd
         params' (from your underlying operating system).
 
         Aliases have lower precedence than magic functions and Python normal
         variables, so if 'foo' is both a Python variable and an alias, the
         alias can not be executed until 'del foo' removes the Python variable.
 
         You can use the %l specifier in an alias definition to represent the
         whole line when the alias is called.  For example:
 
           In [2]: alias all echo "Input in brackets: <%l>"\\
           In [3]: all hello world\\
           Input in brackets: <hello world>
 
         You can also define aliases with parameters using %s specifiers (one
         per parameter):
         
           In [1]: alias parts echo first %s second %s\\
           In [2]: %parts A B\\
           first A second B\\
           In [3]: %parts A\\
           Incorrect number of arguments: 2 expected.\\
           parts is an alias to: 'echo first %s second %s'
 
         Note that %l and %s are mutually exclusive.  You can only use one or
         the other in your aliases.
 
         Aliases expand Python variables just like system calls using ! or !! 
         do: all expressions prefixed with '$' get expanded.  For details of
         the semantic rules, see PEP-215:
         http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0215.html.  This is the library used by
         IPython for variable expansion.  If you want to access a true shell
         variable, an extra $ is necessary to prevent its expansion by IPython:
 
         In [6]: alias show echo\\
         In [7]: PATH='A Python string'\\
         In [8]: show $PATH\\
         A Python string\\
         In [9]: show $$PATH\\
         /usr/local/lf9560/bin:/usr/local/intel/compiler70/ia32/bin:...
 
         You can use the alias facility to acess all of $PATH.  See the %rehash
         and %rehashx functions, which automatically create aliases for the
         contents of your $PATH.
 
         If called with no parameters, %alias prints the current alias table."""
 
         par = parameter_s.strip()
         if not par:
             if self.shell.rc.automagic:
                 prechar = ''
             else:
                 prechar = self.shell.ESC_MAGIC
             print 'Alias\t\tSystem Command\n'+'-'*30
             atab = self.shell.alias_table
             aliases = atab.keys()
             aliases.sort()
             for alias in aliases:
                 print prechar+alias+'\t\t'+atab[alias][1]
             print '-'*30+'\nTotal number of aliases:',len(aliases)
             return
         try:
             alias,cmd = par.split(None,1)
         except:
             print OInspect.getdoc(self.magic_alias)
         else:
             nargs = cmd.count('%s')
             if nargs>0 and cmd.find('%l')>=0:
                 error('The %s and %l specifiers are mutually exclusive '
                       'in alias definitions.')
             else:  # all looks OK
                 self.shell.alias_table[alias] = (nargs,cmd)
                 self.shell.alias_table_validate(verbose=1)
     # end magic_alias
 
     def magic_unalias(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Remove an alias"""
 
         aname = parameter_s.strip()
         if aname in self.shell.alias_table:
             del self.shell.alias_table[aname]
             
     def magic_rehash(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Update the alias table with all entries in $PATH.
 
         This version does no checks on execute permissions or whether the
         contents of $PATH are truly files (instead of directories or something
         else).  For such a safer (but slower) version, use %rehashx."""
 
         # This function (and rehashx) manipulate the alias_table directly
         # rather than calling magic_alias, for speed reasons.  A rehash on a
         # typical Linux box involves several thousand entries, so efficiency
         # here is a top concern.
         
         path = filter(os.path.isdir,os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep))
         alias_table = self.shell.alias_table
         for pdir in path:
             for ff in os.listdir(pdir):
                 # each entry in the alias table must be (N,name), where
                 # N is the number of positional arguments of the alias.
                 alias_table[ff] = (0,ff)
         # Make sure the alias table doesn't contain keywords or builtins
         self.shell.alias_table_validate()
         # Call again init_auto_alias() so we get 'rm -i' and other modified
         # aliases since %rehash will probably clobber them
         self.shell.init_auto_alias()
 
     def magic_rehashx(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Update the alias table with all executable files in $PATH.
 
         This version explicitly checks that every entry in $PATH is a file
         with execute access (os.X_OK), so it is much slower than %rehash.
 
         Under Windows, it checks executability as a match agains a
         '|'-separated string of extensions, stored in the IPython config
         variable win_exec_ext.  This defaults to 'exe|com|bat'. """
         
         path = filter(os.path.isdir,os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep))
         alias_table = self.shell.alias_table
 
         if os.name == 'posix':
             isexec = lambda fname:os.path.isfile(fname) and \
                      os.access(fname,os.X_OK)
         else:
 
             try:
                 winext = os.environ['pathext'].replace(';','|').replace('.','')
             except KeyError:
                 winext = 'exe|com|bat'
     
             execre = re.compile(r'(.*)\.(%s)$' % winext,re.IGNORECASE)
             isexec = lambda fname:os.path.isfile(fname) and execre.match(fname)
         savedir = os.getcwd()
         try:
             # write the whole loop for posix/Windows so we don't have an if in
             # the innermost part
             if os.name == 'posix':
                 for pdir in path:
                     os.chdir(pdir)
                     for ff in os.listdir(pdir):
                         if isexec(ff):
                             # each entry in the alias table must be (N,name),
                             # where N is the number of positional arguments of the
                             # alias.
                             alias_table[ff] = (0,ff)
             else:
                 for pdir in path:
                     os.chdir(pdir)
                     for ff in os.listdir(pdir):
                         if isexec(ff):
                             alias_table[execre.sub(r'\1',ff)] = (0,ff)
             # Make sure the alias table doesn't contain keywords or builtins
             self.shell.alias_table_validate()
             # Call again init_auto_alias() so we get 'rm -i' and other
             # modified aliases since %rehashx will probably clobber them
             self.shell.init_auto_alias()
         finally:
             os.chdir(savedir)
         
     def magic_pwd(self, parameter_s = ''):
         """Return the current working directory path."""
         return os.getcwd()
 
     def magic_cd(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Change the current working directory.
 
         This command automatically maintains an internal list of directories
         you visit during your IPython session, in the variable _dh. The
         command %dhist shows this history nicely formatted.
 
         Usage:
 
           cd 'dir': changes to directory 'dir'.
 
           cd -: changes to the last visited directory.
 
           cd -<n>: changes to the n-th directory in the directory history.
 
           cd -b <bookmark_name>: jump to a bookmark set by %bookmark
              (note: cd <bookmark_name> is enough if there is no
               directory <bookmark_name>, but a bookmark with the name exists.)
 
         Options:
 
         -q: quiet.  Do not print the working directory after the cd command is
         executed.  By default IPython's cd command does print this directory,
         since the default prompts do not display path information.
         
         Note that !cd doesn't work for this purpose because the shell where
         !command runs is immediately discarded after executing 'command'."""
 
         parameter_s = parameter_s.strip()
         bkms = self.shell.persist.get("bookmarks",{})
 
         numcd = re.match(r'(-)(\d+)$',parameter_s)
         # jump in directory history by number
         if numcd:
             nn = int(numcd.group(2))
             try:
                 ps = self.shell.user_ns['_dh'][nn]
             except IndexError:
                 print 'The requested directory does not exist in history.'
                 return
             else:
                 opts = {}
         else:
             opts,ps = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'qb',mode='string')
         # jump to previous
         if ps == '-':
             try:
                 ps = self.shell.user_ns['_dh'][-2]
             except IndexError:
                 print 'No previous directory to change to.'
                 return
         # jump to bookmark
         elif opts.has_key('b') or (bkms.has_key(ps) and not os.path.isdir(ps)):
             if bkms.has_key(ps):
                 target = bkms[ps]
                 print '(bookmark:%s) -> %s' % (ps,target)
                 ps = target
             else:
                 if bkms:
                     error("Bookmark '%s' not found.  "
                           "Use '%bookmark -l' to see your bookmarks." % ps)
                 else:
                     print "Bookmarks not set - use %bookmark <bookmarkname>"
                 return
             
         # at this point ps should point to the target dir
         if ps:
             try:
                 os.chdir(os.path.expanduser(ps))
             except OSError:
                 print sys.exc_info()[1]
             else:
                 self.shell.user_ns['_dh'].append(os.getcwd())
         else:
             os.chdir(self.shell.home_dir)
             self.shell.user_ns['_dh'].append(os.getcwd())
         if not 'q' in opts:
             print self.shell.user_ns['_dh'][-1]
 
     def magic_dhist(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Print your history of visited directories.
 
         %dhist       -> print full history\\
         %dhist n     -> print last n entries only\\
         %dhist n1 n2 -> print entries between n1 and n2 (n1 not included)\\
 
         This history is automatically maintained by the %cd command, and
         always available as the global list variable _dh. You can use %cd -<n>
         to go to directory number <n>."""
 
         dh = self.shell.user_ns['_dh']
         if parameter_s:
             try:
                 args = map(int,parameter_s.split())
             except:
                 self.arg_err(Magic.magic_dhist)
                 return
             if len(args) == 1:
                 ini,fin = max(len(dh)-(args[0]),0),len(dh)
             elif len(args) == 2:
                 ini,fin = args
             else:
                 self.arg_err(Magic.magic_dhist)
                 return
         else:
             ini,fin = 0,len(dh)
         nlprint(dh,
                 header = 'Directory history (kept in _dh)',
                 start=ini,stop=fin)
 
     def magic_env(self, parameter_s=''):
         """List environment variables."""
         
         return os.environ.data
 
     def magic_pushd(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Place the current dir on stack and change directory.
         
         Usage:\\
           %pushd ['dirname']
 
         %pushd with no arguments does a %pushd to your home directory.
         """
         if parameter_s == '': parameter_s = '~'
         dir_s = self.shell.dir_stack
         if len(dir_s)>0 and os.path.expanduser(parameter_s) != \
            os.path.expanduser(self.shell.dir_stack[0]):
             try:
                 self.magic_cd(parameter_s)
                 dir_s.insert(0,os.getcwd().replace(self.home_dir,'~'))
                 self.magic_dirs()
             except:
                 print 'Invalid directory'
         else:
             print 'You are already there!'
 
     def magic_popd(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Change to directory popped off the top of the stack.
         """
         if len (self.shell.dir_stack) > 1:
             self.shell.dir_stack.pop(0)
             self.magic_cd(self.shell.dir_stack[0])
             print self.shell.dir_stack[0]
         else:
             print "You can't remove the starting directory from the stack:",\
                   self.shell.dir_stack
 
     def magic_dirs(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Return the current directory stack."""
 
         return self.shell.dir_stack[:]
 
     def magic_sc(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Shell capture - execute a shell command and capture its output.
 
         %sc [options] varname=command
 
         IPython will run the given command using commands.getoutput(), and
         will then update the user's interactive namespace with a variable
         called varname, containing the value of the call.  Your command can
         contain shell wildcards, pipes, etc.
 
         The '=' sign in the syntax is mandatory, and the variable name you
         supply must follow Python's standard conventions for valid names.
 
         Options:
 
           -l: list output.  Split the output on newlines into a list before
           assigning it to the given variable.  By default the output is stored
           as a single string.
 
           -v: verbose.  Print the contents of the variable.
 
         In most cases you should not need to split as a list, because the
         returned value is a special type of string which can automatically
         provide its contents either as a list (split on newlines) or as a
         space-separated string.  These are convenient, respectively, either
         for sequential processing or to be passed to a shell command.
 
         For example:
 
             # Capture into variable a
             In [9]: sc a=ls *py
 
             # a is a string with embedded newlines
             In [10]: a
             Out[10]: 'setup.py\nwin32_manual_post_install.py'
 
             # which can be seen as a list:
             In [11]: a.l
             Out[11]: ['setup.py', 'win32_manual_post_install.py']
 
             # or as a whitespace-separated string:
             In [12]: a.s
             Out[12]: 'setup.py win32_manual_post_install.py'
 
             # a.s is useful to pass as a single command line:
             In [13]: !wc -l $a.s
               146 setup.py
               130 win32_manual_post_install.py
               276 total
 
             # while the list form is useful to loop over:
             In [14]: for f in a.l:
                ....:      !wc -l $f
                ....:
             146 setup.py
             130 win32_manual_post_install.py
 
         Similiarly, the lists returned by the -l option are also special, in
         the sense that you can equally invoke the .s attribute on them to
         automatically get a whitespace-separated string from their contents:
 
             In [1]: sc -l b=ls *py
 
             In [2]: b
             Out[2]: ['setup.py', 'win32_manual_post_install.py']
 
             In [3]: b.s
             Out[3]: 'setup.py win32_manual_post_install.py'
 
         In summary, both the lists and strings used for ouptut capture have
         the following special attributes:
 
             .l (or .list) : value as list.
             .n (or .nlstr): value as newline-separated string.
             .s (or .spstr): value as space-separated string.
         """
 
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'lv')
         # Try to get a variable name and command to run
         try:
             # the variable name must be obtained from the parse_options
             # output, which uses shlex.split to strip options out.
             var,_ = args.split('=',1)
             var = var.strip()
             # But the the command has to be extracted from the original input
             # parameter_s, not on what parse_options returns, to avoid the
             # quote stripping which shlex.split performs on it.
             _,cmd = parameter_s.split('=',1)
         except ValueError:
             var,cmd = '',''
         if not var:
             error('you must specify a variable to assign the command to.')
             return
         # If all looks ok, proceed
         out,err = self.shell.getoutputerror(cmd)
         if err:
             print >> Term.cerr,err
         if opts.has_key('l'):
             out = SList(out.split('\n'))
         else:
             out = LSString(out)
         if opts.has_key('v'):
             print '%s ==\n%s' % (var,pformat(out))
         self.shell.user_ns.update({var:out})
 
     def magic_sx(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Shell execute - run a shell command and capture its output.
 
         %sx command
 
         IPython will run the given command using commands.getoutput(), and
         return the result formatted as a list (split on '\\n').  Since the
         output is _returned_, it will be stored in ipython's regular output
         cache Out[N] and in the '_N' automatic variables.
 
         Notes:
 
         1) If an input line begins with '!!', then %sx is automatically
         invoked.  That is, while:
           !ls
         causes ipython to simply issue system('ls'), typing
           !!ls
         is a shorthand equivalent to:
           %sx ls
         
         2) %sx differs from %sc in that %sx automatically splits into a list,
         like '%sc -l'.  The reason for this is to make it as easy as possible
         to process line-oriented shell output via further python commands.
         %sc is meant to provide much finer control, but requires more
         typing.
 
         3) Just like %sc -l, this is a list with special attributes:
 
           .l (or .list) : value as list.
           .n (or .nlstr): value as newline-separated string.
           .s (or .spstr): value as whitespace-separated string.
 
         This is very useful when trying to use such lists as arguments to
         system commands."""
 
         if parameter_s:
             out,err = self.shell.getoutputerror(parameter_s)
             if err:
                 print >> Term.cerr,err
             return SList(out.split('\n'))
 
     def magic_bg(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Run a job in the background, in a separate thread.
 
         For example,
 
           %bg myfunc(x,y,z=1)
 
         will execute 'myfunc(x,y,z=1)' in a background thread.  As soon as the
         execution starts, a message will be printed indicating the job
         number.  If your job number is 5, you can use
 
           myvar = jobs.result(5)  or  myvar = jobs[5].result
 
         to assign this result to variable 'myvar'.
 
         IPython has a job manager, accessible via the 'jobs' object.  You can
         type jobs? to get more information about it, and use jobs.<TAB> to see
         its attributes.  All attributes not starting with an underscore are
         meant for public use.
 
         In particular, look at the jobs.new() method, which is used to create
         new jobs.  This magic %bg function is just a convenience wrapper
         around jobs.new(), for expression-based jobs.  If you want to create a
         new job with an explicit function object and arguments, you must call
         jobs.new() directly.
 
         The jobs.new docstring also describes in detail several important
         caveats associated with a thread-based model for background job
         execution.  Type jobs.new? for details.
 
         You can check the status of all jobs with jobs.status().
 
         The jobs variable is set by IPython into the Python builtin namespace.
         If you ever declare a variable named 'jobs', you will shadow this
         name.  You can either delete your global jobs variable to regain
         access to the job manager, or make a new name and assign it manually
         to the manager (stored in IPython's namespace).  For example, to
         assign the job manager to the Jobs name, use:
 
           Jobs = __builtins__.jobs"""
         
         self.shell.jobs.new(parameter_s,self.shell.user_ns)
         
     def magic_store(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Lightweight persistence for python variables.
 
         Example:
         
         ville@badger[~]|1> A = ['hello',10,'world']\\
         ville@badger[~]|2> %store A\\
         ville@badger[~]|3> Exit
         
         (IPython session is closed and started again...)
         
         ville@badger:~$ ipython -p pysh\\
         ville@badger[~]|1> print A
         
         ['hello', 10, 'world']
         
         Usage:
         
         %store          - Show list of all variables and their current values\\
         %store <var>    - Store the *current* value of the variable to disk\\
         %store -d <var> - Remove the variable and its value from storage\\
         %store -r       - Remove all variables from storage
         
         It should be noted that if you change the value of a variable, you
         need to %store it again if you want to persist the new value.
         
         Note also that the variables will need to be pickleable; most basic
         python types can be safely %stored.
         """
         
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'dr',mode='list')
         # delete
         if opts.has_key('d'):
             try:
                 todel = args[0]
             except IndexError:
                 error('You must provide the variable to forget')
             else:
                 try:
                     del self.shell.persist['S:' + todel]
                 except:
                     error("Can't delete variable '%s'" % todel)
         # reset
         elif opts.has_key('r'):
             for k in self.shell.persist.keys():
                 if k.startswith('S:'):
                     del self.shell.persist[k]
         
         # run without arguments -> list variables & values
         elif not args:
             vars = [v[2:] for v in self.shell.persist.keys()
                     if v.startswith('S:')]
             vars.sort()            
             if vars:
                 size = max(map(len,vars))
             else:
                 size = 0
                 
             print 'Stored variables and their in-memory values:'
             fmt = '%-'+str(size)+'s -> %s'
             get = self.shell.user_ns.get
             for var in vars:
                 # print 30 first characters from every var
                 print fmt % (var,repr(get(var,'<unavailable>'))[:50])
         
         # default action - store the variable
         else:
             pickled = pickle.dumps(self.shell.user_ns[args[0] ])
             self.shell.persist[ 'S:' + args[0] ] = pickled
             print "Stored '%s' (%d bytes)" % (args[0], len(pickled))
     
     def magic_bookmark(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Manage IPython's bookmark system.
 
         %bookmark <name>       - set bookmark to current dir
         %bookmark <name> <dir> - set bookmark to <dir>
         %bookmark -l           - list all bookmarks
         %bookmark -d <name>    - remove bookmark
         %bookmark -r           - remove all bookmarks
 
         You can later on access a bookmarked folder with:
           %cd -b <name>
         or simply '%cd <name>' if there is no directory called <name> AND
         there is such a bookmark defined.
 
         Your bookmarks persist through IPython sessions, but they are
         associated with each profile."""
 
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'drl',mode='list')
         if len(args) > 2:
             error('You can only give at most two arguments')
             return
 
         bkms = self.shell.persist.get('bookmarks',{})
             
         if opts.has_key('d'):
             try:
                 todel = args[0]
             except IndexError:
                 error('You must provide a bookmark to delete')
             else:
                 try:
                     del bkms[todel]
                 except:
                     error("Can't delete bookmark '%s'" % todel)
         elif opts.has_key('r'):
             bkms = {}
         elif opts.has_key('l'):
             bks = bkms.keys()
             bks.sort()
             if bks:
                 size = max(map(len,bks))
             else:
                 size = 0
             fmt = '%-'+str(size)+'s -> %s'
             print 'Current bookmarks:'
             for bk in bks:
                 print fmt % (bk,bkms[bk])
         else:
             if not args:
                 error("You must specify the bookmark name")
             elif len(args)==1:
                 bkms[args[0]] = os.getcwd()
             elif len(args)==2:
                 bkms[args[0]] = args[1]
         self.shell.persist['bookmarks'] = bkms
 
     def magic_pycat(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Show a syntax-highlighted file through a pager.
 
         This magic is similar to the cat utility, but it will assume the file
         to be Python source and will show it with syntax highlighting. """
         
         filename = get_py_filename(parameter_s)
         page(self.shell.colorize(file_read(filename)),
              screen_lines=self.shell.rc.screen_length)
 
 # end Magic

IPython/UserConfig/ipythonrc

@@ -1,565 +1,587 b''
 # -*- Mode: Shell-Script -*-  Not really, but shows comments correctly
-# $Id: ipythonrc 963 2005-12-28 19:21:29Z fperez $
+# $Id: ipythonrc 990 2006-01-04 06:59:02Z fperez $
 
 #***************************************************************************
 #
 # Configuration file for IPython -- ipythonrc format
 #
 # The format of this file is simply one of 'key value' lines.
 # Lines containing only whitespace at the beginning and then a # are ignored
 # as comments. But comments can NOT be put on lines with data.
 
 # The meaning and use of each key are explained below.
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: included files
 
 # Put one or more *config* files (with the syntax of this file) you want to
 # include. For keys with a unique value the outermost file has precedence. For
 # keys with multiple values, they all get assembled into a list which then
 # gets loaded by IPython.
 
 # In this file, all lists of things should simply be space-separated.
 
 # This allows you to build hierarchies of files which recursively load
 # lower-level services. If this is your main ~/.ipython/ipythonrc file, you
 # should only keep here basic things you always want available. Then you can
 # include it in every other special-purpose config file you create.
 include 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: startup setup
 
 # These are mostly things which parallel a command line option of the same
 # name.
 
 # Keys in this section should only appear once. If any key from this section
 # is encountered more than once, the last value remains, all earlier ones get
 # discarded.
 
-# Automatic calling of callable objects.  If set to true, callable objects are
-# automatically called when invoked at the command line, even if you don't
+
+# Automatic calling of callable objects.  If set to 1 or 2, callable objects
+# are automatically called when invoked at the command line, even if you don't
 # type parentheses.  IPython adds the parentheses for you.  For example:
 
 #In [1]: str 45
 #------> str(45)
 #Out[1]: '45'
 
 # IPython reprints your line with '---->' indicating that it added
 # parentheses.  While this option is very convenient for interactive use, it
 # may occasionally cause problems with objects which have side-effects if
-# called unexpectedly.  Set it to 0 if you want to disable it.
+# called unexpectedly.
+
+# The valid values for autocall are:
+
+# autocall 0 -> disabled (you can toggle it at runtime with the %autocall magic)
+
+# autocall 1 -> active, but do not apply if there are no arguments on the line.
+
+# In this mode, you get:
+
+#In [1]: callable
+#Out[1]: <built-in function callable>
+
+#In [2]: callable 'hello'
+#------> callable('hello')
+#Out[2]: False
+
+# 2 -> Active always.  Even if no arguments are present, the callable object
+# is called:
+
+#In [4]: callable
+#------> callable()
 
 # Note that even with autocall off, you can still use '/' at the start of a
 # line to treat the first argument on the command line as a function and add
 # parentheses to it:
 
 #In [8]: /str 43
 #------> str(43)
 #Out[8]: '43'
 
 autocall 1
 
 # Auto-edit syntax errors.  When you use the %edit magic in ipython to edit
 # source code (see the 'editor' variable below), it is possible that you save
 # a file with syntax errors in it.  If this variable is true, IPython will ask
 # you whether to re-open the editor immediately to correct such an error.
 
 autoedit_syntax 1
 
 # Auto-indent. IPython can recognize lines ending in ':' and indent the next
 # line, while also un-indenting automatically after 'raise' or 'return'.  
 
 # This feature uses the readline library, so it will honor your ~/.inputrc
 # configuration (or whatever file your INPUTRC variable points to).  Adding
 # the following lines to your .inputrc file can make indent/unindenting more
 # convenient (M-i indents, M-u unindents):
 
 #  $if Python
 #  "\M-i": "    "
 #  "\M-u": "\d\d\d\d"
 #  $endif
 
 # The feature is potentially a bit dangerous, because it can cause problems
 # with pasting of indented code (the pasted code gets re-indented on each
 # line).  But it's a huge time-saver when working interactively.  The magic
 # function @autoindent allows you to toggle it on/off at runtime.
 
 autoindent 1
 
 # Auto-magic. This gives you access to all the magic functions without having
 # to prepend them with an @ sign. If you define a variable with the same name
 # as a magic function (say who=1), you will need to access the magic function
 # with @ (@who in this example). However, if later you delete your variable
 # (del who), you'll recover the automagic calling form.
 
 # Considering that many magic functions provide a lot of shell-like
 # functionality, automagic gives you something close to a full Python+system
 # shell environment (and you can extend it further if you want).
 
 automagic 1
 
 # Size of the output cache. After this many entries are stored, the cache will
 # get flushed. Depending on the size of your intermediate calculations, you
 # may have memory problems if you make it too big, since keeping things in the
 # cache prevents Python from reclaiming the memory for old results. Experiment
 # with a value that works well for you.
 
 # If you choose cache_size 0 IPython will revert to python's regular >>>
 # unnumbered prompt. You will still have _, __ and ___ for your last three
 # results, but that will be it.  No dynamic _1, _2, etc. will be created. If
 # you are running on a slow machine or with very limited memory, this may
 # help.
 
 cache_size 1000
 
 # Classic mode: Setting 'classic 1' you lose many of IPython niceties,
 # but that's your choice! Classic 1 -> same as IPython -classic.
 # Note that this is _not_ the normal python interpreter, it's simply
 # IPython emulating most of the classic interpreter's behavior.
 classic 0
 
 # colors - Coloring option for prompts and traceback printouts.
 
 # Currently available schemes: NoColor, Linux, LightBG.
 
 # This option allows coloring the prompts and traceback printouts. This
 # requires a terminal which can properly handle color escape sequences. If you
 # are having problems with this, use the NoColor scheme (uses no color escapes
 # at all).
 
 # The Linux option works well in linux console type environments: dark
 # background with light fonts.
 
 # LightBG is similar to Linux but swaps dark/light colors to be more readable
 # in light background terminals.
 
 # keep uncommented only the one you want:
 colors Linux
 #colors LightBG
 #colors NoColor
 
 ########################
 # Note to Windows users
 #
 # Color and readline support is avaialble to Windows users via Gary Bishop's
 # readline library.  You can find Gary's tools at
 # http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools.
 # Note that his readline module requires in turn the ctypes library, available
 # at http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes.
 ########################
 
 # 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. This information is passed through a
 # pager (it defaults to 'less' if $PAGER is not set). 
 
 # If your pager has problems, try to setting it to properly handle escapes
 # (see the less manpage for detail), or disable this option.  The magic
 # function @color_info allows you to toggle this interactively for testing.
 
 color_info 1
 
 # confirm_exit: set to 1 if you want IPython to confirm when you try to exit
 # 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.
 
 confirm_exit 1
 
 # Use deep_reload() as a substitute for reload() by default. deep_reload() is
 # still available as dreload() and appears as a builtin.
 
 deep_reload 0
 
 # Which editor to use with the @edit command. If you leave this at 0, IPython
 # will honor your EDITOR environment variable. 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.
 
 # For Emacs users, setting up your Emacs server properly as described in the
 # manual is a good idea. An alternative is to use jed, a very light editor
 # with much of the feel of Emacs (though not as powerful for heavy-duty work).
 
 editor 0
 
 # log 1 -> same as ipython -log. This automatically logs to ./ipython.log
 log 0
 
 # Same as ipython -Logfile YourLogfileName. 
 # Don't use with log 1 (use one or the other)
 logfile ''
 
 # banner 0 -> same as ipython -nobanner
 banner 1
 
 # messages 0 -> same as ipython -nomessages
 messages 1
 
 # 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.
 pdb 0
 
 # Enable the pprint module for printing. pprint tends to give a more readable
 # display (than print) for complex nested data structures.
 pprint 1
 
 # Prompt strings
 
 # 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.
 
 # Use \# to represent the current prompt number, and quote them to protect
 # spaces.
 prompt_in1 'In [\#]: '
 
 # \D is replaced by as many dots as there are digits in the
 # current value of \#.
 prompt_in2 '   .\D.: '
 
 prompt_out 'Out[\#]: '
 
 # Select whether to left-pad the output prompts to match the length of the
 # input ones.  This allows you for example to use a simple '>' as an output
 # prompt, and yet have the output line up with the input.  If set to false,
 # the output prompts will be unpadded (flush left).
 prompts_pad_left 1
 
 # quick 1 -> same as ipython -quick
 quick 0
 
 # Use the readline library (1) or not (0). Most users will want this on, but
 # if you experience strange problems with line management (mainly when using
 # IPython inside Emacs buffers) you may try disabling it. Not having it on
 # prevents you from getting command history with the arrow keys, searching and
 # name completion using TAB.
 
 readline 1
 
 # Screen Length: 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 paged with the less command 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. If for some reason this isn't
 # working well (it needs curses support), specify it yourself. Otherwise don't
 # change the default.
 
 screen_length 0
 
 # Prompt separators for input and output.
 # Use \n for newline explicitly, without quotes.
 # Use 0 (like at the cmd line) to turn off a given separator.
 
 # The structure of prompt printing is:
 # (SeparateIn)Input....
 # (SeparateOut)Output...
 # (SeparateOut2),   # that is, no newline is printed after Out2
 # By choosing these you can organize your output any way you want.
 
 separate_in \n
 separate_out 0
 separate_out2 0
 
 # 'nosep 1' is a shorthand for '-SeparateIn 0 -SeparateOut 0 -SeparateOut2 0'.
 # Simply removes all input/output separators, overriding the choices above.
 nosep 0
 
 # Wildcard searches - IPython has a system for searching names using
 # shell-like wildcards; type %psearch? for details.  This variables sets
 # whether by default such searches should be case sensitive or not.  You can
 # always override the default at the system command line or the IPython
 # prompt.
 
 wildcards_case_sensitive 1
 
 # xmode - Exception reporting mode. 
 
 # Valid modes: Plain, Context 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 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).
 
 #xmode Plain
 xmode Context
 #xmode Verbose
 
 # multi_line_specials: if true, allow magics, aliases and shell escapes (via
 # !cmd) to be used in multi-line input (like for loops).  For example, if you
 # have this active, the following is valid in IPython:
 #
 #In [17]: for i in range(3):
 #   ....:     mkdir $i
 #   ....:     !touch $i/hello
 #   ....:     ls -l $i
 
 multi_line_specials 1
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: Readline configuration (readline is not available for MS-Windows)
 
 # This is done via the following options:
 
 # (i) readline_parse_and_bind: this option can appear as many times as you
 # want, each time defining a string to be executed via a
 # readline.parse_and_bind() command. The syntax for valid commands of this
 # kind can be found by reading the documentation for the GNU readline library,
 # as these commands are of the kind which readline accepts in its
 # configuration file.
 
 # The TAB key can be used to complete names at the command line in one of two
 # ways: 'complete' and 'menu-complete'. The difference is that 'complete' only
 # completes as much as possible while 'menu-complete' cycles through all
 # possible completions. Leave the one you prefer uncommented.
 
 readline_parse_and_bind tab: complete
 #readline_parse_and_bind tab: menu-complete
 
 # This binds Control-l to printing the list of all possible completions when
 # there is more than one (what 'complete' does when hitting TAB twice, or at
 # the first TAB if show-all-if-ambiguous is on)
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-l": possible-completions
 
 # This forces readline to automatically print the above list when tab
 # completion is set to 'complete'. You can still get this list manually by
 # using the key bound to 'possible-completions' (Control-l by default) or by
 # hitting TAB twice. Turning this on makes the printing happen at the first
 # TAB.
 readline_parse_and_bind set show-all-if-ambiguous on
 
 # If you have TAB set to complete names, you can rebind any key (Control-o by
 # default) to insert a true TAB character.
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-o": tab-insert
 
 # These commands allow you to indent/unindent easily, with the 4-space
 # convention of the Python coding standards.  Since IPython's internal
 # auto-indent system also uses 4 spaces, you should not change the number of
 # spaces in the code below.
 readline_parse_and_bind "\M-i": "    "
 readline_parse_and_bind "\M-o": "\d\d\d\d"
 readline_parse_and_bind "\M-I": "\d\d\d\d"
 
 # Bindings for incremental searches in the history. These searches use the
 # string typed so far on the command line and search anything in the previous
 # input history containing them.
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-r": reverse-search-history
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-s": forward-search-history
 
 # Bindings for completing the current line in the history of previous
 # commands. This allows you to recall any previous command by typing its first
 # few letters and hitting Control-p, bypassing all intermediate commands which
 # may be in the history (much faster than hitting up-arrow 50 times!)
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-p": history-search-backward
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-n": history-search-forward
 
 # I also like to have the same functionality on the plain arrow keys. If you'd
 # rather have the arrows use all the history (and not just match what you've
 # typed so far), comment out or delete the next two lines.
 readline_parse_and_bind "\e[A": history-search-backward
 readline_parse_and_bind "\e[B": history-search-forward
 
 # These are typically on by default under *nix, but not win32.
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-k": kill-line
 readline_parse_and_bind "\C-u": unix-line-discard
 
 # (ii) readline_remove_delims: a string of characters to be removed from the
 # default word-delimiters list used by readline, so that completions may be
 # performed on strings which contain them.
 
 readline_remove_delims -/~
 
 # (iii) readline_merge_completions: whether to merge the result of all
 # possible completions or not.  If true, IPython will complete filenames,
 # python names and aliases and return all possible completions.  If you set it
 # to false, each completer is used at a time, and only if it doesn't return
 # any completions is the next one used.
 
 # The default order is: [python_matches, file_matches, alias_matches]
 
 readline_merge_completions 1
 
 # (iv) readline_omit__names: normally hitting <tab> after a '.' in a name
 # will complete all attributes of an object, including all the special methods
 # whose names start with single or double underscores (like __getitem__ or
 # __class__).
 
 # This variable allows you to control this completion behavior:
 
 # readline_omit__names 1 -> completion will omit showing any names starting
 # with two __, but it will still show names starting with one _.
 
 # readline_omit__names 2 -> completion will omit all names beginning with one
 # _ (which obviously means filtering out the double __ ones).
 
 # Even when this option is set, you can still see those names by explicitly
 # typing a _ after the period and hitting <tab>: 'name._<tab>' will always
 # complete attribute names starting with '_'.
 
 # This option is off by default so that new users see all attributes of any
 # objects they are dealing with.
 
 readline_omit__names 0
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: modules to be loaded with 'import ...'
 
 # List, separated by spaces, the names of the modules you want to import
 
 # Example:
 # import_mod sys os
 # will produce internally the statements
 # import sys
 # import os
 
 # Each import is executed in its own try/except block, so if one module
 # fails to load the others will still be ok.
 
 import_mod 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: modules to import some functions from: 'from ... import ...'
 
 # List, one per line, the modules for which you want only to import some
 # functions. Give the module name first and then the name of functions to be
 # imported from that module.
 
 # Example:
 
 # import_some IPython.genutils timing timings
 # will produce internally the statement
 # from IPython.genutils import timing, timings
 
 # timing() and timings() are two IPython utilities for timing the execution of
 # your own functions, which you may find useful.  Just commment out the above
 # line if you want to test them.
 
 # If you have more than one modules_some line, each gets its own try/except
 # block (like modules, see above).
 
 import_some 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: modules to import all from : 'from ... import *'
 
 # List (same syntax as import_mod above) those modules for which you want to
 # import all functions. Remember, this is a potentially dangerous thing to do,
 # since it is very easy to overwrite names of things you need. Use with
 # caution.
 
 # Example:
 # import_all sys os
 # will produce internally the statements
 # from sys import *
 # from os import *
 
 # As before, each will be called in a separate try/except block.
 
 import_all 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: Python code to execute.
 
 # Put here code to be explicitly executed (keep it simple!)
 # Put one line of python code per line. All whitespace is removed (this is a
 # feature, not a bug), so don't get fancy building loops here.
 # This is just for quick convenient creation of things you want available.
 
 # Example:
 # execute x = 1
 # execute print 'hello world'; y = z = 'a'
 # will produce internally
 # x = 1
 # print 'hello world'; y = z = 'a'
 # and each *line* (not each statement, we don't do python syntax parsing) is
 # executed in its own try/except block.
 
 execute 
 
 # Note for the adventurous: you can use this to define your own names for the
 # magic functions, by playing some namespace tricks:
 
 # execute __IPYTHON__.magic_pf = __IPYTHON__.magic_profile
 
 # defines @pf as a new name for @profile.
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: Pyhton files to load and execute.
 
 # Put here the full names of files you want executed with execfile(file).  If
 # you want complicated initialization, just write whatever you want in a
 # regular python file and load it from here.
 
 # Filenames defined here (which *must* include the extension) are searched for
 # through all of sys.path. Since IPython adds your .ipython directory to
 # sys.path, they can also be placed in your .ipython dir and will be
 # found. Otherwise (if you want to execute things not in .ipyton nor in
 # sys.path) give a full path (you can use ~, it gets expanded)
 
 # Example:
 # execfile file1.py ~/file2.py
 # will generate
 # execfile('file1.py')
 # execfile('_path_to_your_home/file2.py')
 
 # As before, each file gets its own try/except block.
 
 execfile
 
 # If you are feeling adventurous, you can even add functionality to IPython
 # through here. IPython works through a global variable called __ip which
 # exists at the time when these files are read. If you know what you are doing
 # (read the source) you can add functions to __ip in files loaded here. 
 
 # The file example-magic.py contains a simple but correct example. Try it:
 
 # execfile example-magic.py
 
 # Look at the examples in IPython/iplib.py for more details on how these magic
 # functions need to process their arguments.
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Section: aliases for system shell commands
 
 # Here you can define your own names for system commands. The syntax is
 # similar to that of the builtin @alias function:
 
 # alias alias_name command_string
 
 # The resulting aliases are auto-generated magic functions (hence usable as
 # @alias_name)
 
 # For example:
 
 # alias myls ls -la
 
 # will define 'myls' as an alias for executing the system command 'ls -la'.
 # This allows you to customize IPython's environment to have the same aliases
 # you are accustomed to from your own shell.
 
 # You can also define aliases with parameters using %s specifiers (one per
 # parameter):
 
 # alias parts echo first %s second %s
 
 # will give you in IPython:
 # >>> @parts A B
 # first A second B
 
 # Use one 'alias' statement per alias you wish to define.
 
 # alias 
 
 #************************* end of file <ipythonrc> ************************

IPython/completer.py

@@ -1,539 +1,556 b''
 """Word completion for IPython.
 
 This module is a fork of the rlcompleter module in the Python standard
 library.  The original enhancements made to rlcompleter have been sent
 upstream and were accepted as of Python 2.3, but we need a lot more
 functionality specific to IPython, so this module will continue to live as an
 IPython-specific utility.
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Original rlcompleter documentation:
 
 This requires the latest extension to the readline module (the
 completes keywords, built-ins and globals in __main__; when completing
 NAME.NAME..., it evaluates (!) the expression up to the last dot and
 completes its attributes.
 
 It's very cool to do "import string" type "string.", hit the
 completion key (twice), and see the list of names defined by the
 string module!
 
 Tip: to use the tab key as the completion key, call
 
     readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
 
 Notes:
 
 - Exceptions raised by the completer function are *ignored* (and
 generally cause the completion to fail).  This is a feature -- since
 readline sets the tty device in raw (or cbreak) mode, printing a
 traceback wouldn't work well without some complicated hoopla to save,
 reset and restore the tty state.
 
 - The evaluation of the NAME.NAME... form may cause arbitrary
 application defined code to be executed if an object with a
 __getattr__ hook is found.  Since it is the responsibility of the
 application (or the user) to enable this feature, I consider this an
 acceptable risk.  More complicated expressions (e.g. function calls or
 indexing operations) are *not* evaluated.
 
 - GNU readline is also used by the built-in functions input() and
 raw_input(), and thus these also benefit/suffer from the completer
 features.  Clearly an interactive application can benefit by
 specifying its own completer function and using raw_input() for all
 its input.
 
 - When the original stdin is not a tty device, GNU readline is never
 used, and this module (and the readline module) are silently inactive.
 
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #
 # Since this file is essentially a minimally modified copy of the rlcompleter
 # module which is part of the standard Python distribution, I assume that the
 # proper procedure is to maintain its copyright as belonging to the Python
 # Software Foundation (in addition to my own, for all new code).
 #
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Python Software Foundation, www.python.org
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2005 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.
 #
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 import __builtin__
 import __main__
 import glob
 import keyword
 import os
 import re
 import readline
 import sys
 import types
 
+# Python 2.4 offers sets as a builtin
+try:
+    set([1,2])
+except NameError:
+    from sets import Set as set
+
+
 from IPython.genutils import shlex_split
 
 __all__ = ['Completer','IPCompleter']
 
 def get_class_members(cls):
     ret = dir(cls)
     if hasattr(cls,'__bases__'):
         for base in cls.__bases__:
             ret.extend(get_class_members(base))
     return ret
 
 class Completer:
     def __init__(self,namespace=None,global_namespace=None):
         """Create a new completer for the command line.
 
         Completer([namespace,global_namespace]) -> completer instance.
 
         If unspecified, the default namespace where completions are performed
         is __main__ (technically, __main__.__dict__). Namespaces should be
         given as dictionaries.
 
         An optional second namespace can be given.  This allows the completer
         to handle cases where both the local and global scopes need to be
         distinguished.
 
         Completer instances should be used as the completion mechanism of
         readline via the set_completer() call:
 
         readline.set_completer(Completer(my_namespace).complete)
         """
 
         # 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 (namespace,global_namespace):
             if ns is not None and type(ns) != types.DictType:
                 raise TypeError,'namespace must be a dictionary'
 
         # Don't bind to namespace quite yet, but flag whether the user wants a
         # specific namespace or to use __main__.__dict__. This will allow us
         # to bind to __main__.__dict__ at completion time, not now.
         if namespace is None:
             self.use_main_ns = 1
         else:
             self.use_main_ns = 0
             self.namespace = namespace
 
         # The global namespace, if given, can be bound directly
         if global_namespace is None:
             self.global_namespace = {}
         else:
             self.global_namespace = global_namespace
 
     def complete(self, text, state):
         """Return the next possible completion for 'text'.
 
         This is called successively with state == 0, 1, 2, ... until it
         returns None.  The completion should begin with 'text'.
 
         """
         if self.use_main_ns:
             self.namespace = __main__.__dict__
             
         if state == 0:
             if "." in text:
                 self.matches = self.attr_matches(text)
             else:
                 self.matches = self.global_matches(text)
         try:
             return self.matches[state]
         except IndexError:
             return None
 
     def global_matches(self, text):
         """Compute matches when text is a simple name.
 
         Return a list of all keywords, built-in functions and names currently
         defined in self.namespace or self.global_namespace that match.
 
         """
         matches = []
         match_append = matches.append
         n = len(text)
         for lst in [keyword.kwlist,
                     __builtin__.__dict__.keys(),
                     self.namespace.keys(),
                     self.global_namespace.keys()]:
             for word in lst:
                 if word[:n] == text and word != "__builtins__":
                     match_append(word)
         return matches
 
     def attr_matches(self, text):
         """Compute matches when text contains a dot.
 
         Assuming the text is of the form NAME.NAME....[NAME], and is
         evaluatable in self.namespace or self.global_namespace, it will be
         evaluated and its attributes (as revealed by dir()) are used as
         possible completions.  (For class instances, class members are are
         also considered.)
 
         WARNING: this can still invoke arbitrary C code, if an object
         with a __getattr__ hook is evaluated.
 
         """
         import re
 
         # Another option, seems to work great. Catches things like ''.<tab>
         m = re.match(r"(\S+(\.\w+)*)\.(\w*)$", text)
 
         if not m:
             return []
         
         expr, attr = m.group(1, 3)
         try:
             object = eval(expr, self.namespace)
         except:
             object = eval(expr, self.global_namespace)
 
+        # Start building the attribute list via dir(), and then complete it
+        # with a few extra special-purpose calls.
         words = dir(object)
+
         if hasattr(object,'__class__'):
             words.append('__class__')
             words.extend(get_class_members(object.__class__))
 
+        # this is the 'dir' function for objects with Enthought's traits
+        if hasattr(object, 'trait_names'):
+            words.extend(object.trait_names())
+            # eliminate possible duplicates, as some traits may also appear as
+            # normal attributes in the dir() call.
+            words = set(words)
+
         # filter out non-string attributes which may be stuffed by dir() calls
         # and poor coding in third-party modules
         words = [w for w in words
                  if isinstance(w, basestring) and w != "__builtins__"]
         # Build match list to return
         n = len(attr)
         return ["%s.%s" % (expr, w) for w in words if w[:n] == attr ]
 
 class IPCompleter(Completer):
     """Extension of the completer class with IPython-specific features"""
 
     def __init__(self,shell,namespace=None,global_namespace=None,
                  omit__names=0,alias_table=None):
         """IPCompleter() -> completer
 
         Return a completer object suitable for use by the readline library
         via readline.set_completer().
 
         Inputs:
 
         - shell: a pointer to the ipython shell itself.  This is needed
         because this completer knows about magic functions, and those can
         only be accessed via the ipython instance.
 
         - namespace: an optional dict where completions are performed.
 
         - global_namespace: secondary optional dict for completions, to
         handle cases (such as IPython embedded inside functions) where
         both Python scopes are visible.
 
         - The optional omit__names parameter sets the completer to omit the
         'magic' names (__magicname__) for python objects unless the text
         to be completed explicitly starts with one or more underscores.
 
         - If alias_table is supplied, it should be a dictionary of aliases
         to complete. """
 
         Completer.__init__(self,namespace,global_namespace)
         self.magic_prefix = shell.name+'.magic_'
         self.magic_escape = shell.ESC_MAGIC
         self.readline = readline
         delims = self.readline.get_completer_delims()
         delims = delims.replace(self.magic_escape,'')
         self.readline.set_completer_delims(delims)
         self.get_line_buffer = self.readline.get_line_buffer
         self.omit__names = omit__names
         self.merge_completions = shell.rc.readline_merge_completions
 
         if alias_table is None:
             alias_table = {}
         self.alias_table = alias_table
         # Regexp to split filenames with spaces in them
         self.space_name_re = re.compile(r'([^\\] )')
         # Hold a local ref. to glob.glob for speed
         self.glob = glob.glob
 
         # Determine if we are running on 'dumb' terminals, like (X)Emacs
         # buffers, to avoid completion problems.
         term = os.environ.get('TERM','xterm')
         self.dumb_terminal = term in ['dumb','emacs']
         
         # Special handling of backslashes needed in win32 platforms
         if sys.platform == "win32":
             self.clean_glob = self._clean_glob_win32
         else:
             self.clean_glob = self._clean_glob
         self.matchers = [self.python_matches,
                          self.file_matches,
                          self.alias_matches,
                          self.python_func_kw_matches]
 
     # Code contributed by Alex Schmolck, for ipython/emacs integration
     def all_completions(self, text):
         """Return all possible completions for the benefit of emacs."""
 
         completions = []
         comp_append = completions.append
         try:
             for i in xrange(sys.maxint):
                 res = self.complete(text, i)
 
                 if not res: break
 
                 comp_append(res)
         #XXX workaround for ``notDefined.<tab>``
         except NameError:
             pass
         return completions
     # /end Alex Schmolck code.
 
     def _clean_glob(self,text):
         return self.glob("%s*" % text)
 
     def _clean_glob_win32(self,text):
         return [f.replace("\\","/")
                 for f in self.glob("%s*" % text)]            
 
     def file_matches(self, text):
         """Match filneames, expanding ~USER type strings.
 
         Most of the seemingly convoluted logic in this completer is an
         attempt to handle filenames with spaces in them.  And yet it's not
         quite perfect, because Python's readline doesn't expose all of the
         GNU readline details needed for this to be done correctly.
 
         For a filename with a space in it, the printed completions will be
         only the parts after what's already been typed (instead of the
         full completions, as is normally done).  I don't think with the
         current (as of Python 2.3) Python readline it's possible to do
         better."""
 
         #print 'Completer->file_matches: <%s>' % text # dbg
 
         # chars that require escaping with backslash - i.e. chars
         # that readline treats incorrectly as delimiters, but we
         # don't want to treat as delimiters in filename matching
         # when escaped with backslash
 
         protectables = ' ()[]{}'
 
         def protect_filename(s):
             return "".join([(ch in protectables and '\\' + ch or ch)
                             for ch in s])
 
         lbuf = self.get_line_buffer()[:self.readline.get_endidx()]
         open_quotes = 0  # track strings with open quotes
         try:
             lsplit = shlex_split(lbuf)[-1]
         except ValueError:
             # typically an unmatched ", or backslash without escaped char.
             if lbuf.count('"')==1:
                 open_quotes = 1
                 lsplit = lbuf.split('"')[-1]
             elif lbuf.count("'")==1:
                 open_quotes = 1
                 lsplit = lbuf.split("'")[-1]
             else:
                 return None
         except IndexError:
             # tab pressed on empty line
             lsplit = ""
 
         if lsplit != protect_filename(lsplit):
             # if protectables are found, do matching on the whole escaped
             # name
             has_protectables = 1
             text0,text = text,lsplit
         else:
             has_protectables = 0
             text = os.path.expanduser(text)
 
         if text == "":
             return [protect_filename(f) for f in self.glob("*")]
 
         m0 = self.clean_glob(text.replace('\\',''))
         if has_protectables:
             # If we had protectables, we need to revert our changes to the
             # beginning of filename so that we don't double-write the part
             # of the filename we have so far
             len_lsplit = len(lsplit)
             matches = [text0 + protect_filename(f[len_lsplit:]) for f in m0]
         else:
             if open_quotes:
                 # if we have a string with an open quote, we don't need to
                 # protect the names at all (and we _shouldn't_, as it
                 # would cause bugs when the filesystem call is made).
                 matches = m0
             else:
                 matches = [protect_filename(f) for f in m0]
         if len(matches) == 1 and os.path.isdir(matches[0]):
             # Takes care of links to directories also.  Use '/'
             # explicitly, even under Windows, so that name completions
             # don't end up escaped.
             matches[0] += '/'
         return matches
 
     def alias_matches(self, text):
         """Match internal system aliases"""
         #print 'Completer->alias_matches:',text # dbg
         text = os.path.expanduser(text)
         aliases =  self.alias_table.keys()
         if text == "":
             return aliases
         else:
             return [alias for alias in aliases if alias.startswith(text)]
 
     def python_matches(self,text):
         """Match attributes or global python names"""
         #print 'Completer->python_matches' # dbg
         if "." in text:
             try:
                 matches = self.attr_matches(text)
                 if text.endswith('.') and self.omit__names:
                     if self.omit__names == 1:
                         # true if txt is _not_ a __ name, false otherwise:
                         no__name = (lambda txt:
                                     re.match(r'.*\.__.*?__',txt) is None)
                     else:
                         # true if txt is _not_ a _ name, false otherwise:
                         no__name = (lambda txt:
                                     re.match(r'.*\._.*?',txt) is None)
                     matches = filter(no__name, matches)
             except NameError:
                 # catches <undefined attributes>.<tab>
                 matches = []
         else:
             matches = self.global_matches(text)
             # this is so completion finds magics when automagic is on:
             if matches == [] and not text.startswith(os.sep):
                 matches = self.attr_matches(self.magic_prefix+text)
         return matches
 
     def _default_arguments(self, obj):
         """Return the list of default arguments of obj if it is callable,
         or empty list otherwise."""
 
         if not (inspect.isfunction(obj) or inspect.ismethod(obj)):
             # for classes, check for __init__,__new__
             if inspect.isclass(obj):
                 obj = (getattr(obj,'__init__',None) or
                        getattr(obj,'__new__',None))
             # for all others, check if they are __call__able
             elif hasattr(obj, '__call__'):
                 obj = obj.__call__
             # XXX: is there a way to handle the builtins ?
         try:
             args,_,_1,defaults = inspect.getargspec(obj)
             if defaults:
                 return args[-len(defaults):]
         except TypeError: pass
         return []
 
     def python_func_kw_matches(self,text):
         """Match named parameters (kwargs) of the last open function"""
 
         if "." in text: # a parameter cannot be dotted
             return []
         try: regexp = self.__funcParamsRegex
         except AttributeError:
             regexp = self.__funcParamsRegex = re.compile(r'''
                 '.*?' |    # single quoted strings or
                 ".*?" |    # double quoted strings or
                 \w+   |    # identifier
                 \S         # other characters
                 ''', re.VERBOSE | re.DOTALL)
         # 1. find the nearest identifier that comes before an unclosed
         # parenthesis e.g. for "foo (1+bar(x), pa", the candidate is "foo"
         tokens = regexp.findall(self.get_line_buffer())
         tokens.reverse()
         iterTokens = iter(tokens); openPar = 0
         for token in iterTokens:
             if token == ')':
                 openPar -= 1
             elif token == '(':
                 openPar += 1
                 if openPar > 0:
                     # found the last unclosed parenthesis
                     break
         else:
             return []
         # 2. Concatenate dotted names ("foo.bar" for "foo.bar(x, pa" )
         ids = []
         isId = re.compile(r'\w+$').match
         while True:
             try:
                 ids.append(iterTokens.next())
                 if not isId(ids[-1]):
                     ids.pop(); break
                 if not iterTokens.next() == '.':
                     break
             except StopIteration:
                 break
         # lookup the candidate callable matches either using global_matches
         # or attr_matches for dotted names
         if len(ids) == 1:
             callableMatches = self.global_matches(ids[0])
         else:
             callableMatches = self.attr_matches('.'.join(ids[::-1]))
         argMatches = []
         for callableMatch in callableMatches:
             try: namedArgs = self._default_arguments(eval(callableMatch,
                                                          self.namespace))
             except: continue
             for namedArg in namedArgs:
                 if namedArg.startswith(text):
                     argMatches.append("%s=" %namedArg)
         return argMatches
 
     def complete(self, text, state):
         """Return the next possible completion for 'text'.
 
         This is called successively with state == 0, 1, 2, ... until it
         returns None.  The completion should begin with 'text'.  """
 
         #print '\n*** COMPLETE: <%s> (%s)' % (text,state)  # dbg
 
         # if there is only a tab on a line with only whitespace, instead
         # of the mostly useless 'do you want to see all million
         # completions' message, just do the right thing and give the user
         # his tab!  Incidentally, this enables pasting of tabbed text from
         # an editor (as long as autoindent is off).
 
         # don't apply this on 'dumb' terminals, such as emacs buffers, so we
         # don't interfere with their own tab-completion mechanism.
         if not (self.dumb_terminal or self.get_line_buffer().strip()):
             self.readline.insert_text('\t')
             return None
 
         magic_escape = self.magic_escape
         magic_prefix = self.magic_prefix
 
         try:
             if text.startswith(magic_escape):
                 text = text.replace(magic_escape,magic_prefix)
             elif text.startswith('~'):
                 text = os.path.expanduser(text)
             if state == 0:
                 # Extend the list of completions with the results of each
                 # matcher, so we return results to the user from all
                 # namespaces.
                 if self.merge_completions:
                     self.matches = []
                     for matcher in self.matchers:
                         self.matches.extend(matcher(text))
                 else:
                     for matcher in self.matchers:
                         self.matches = matcher(text)
                         if self.matches:
                             break
 
             try:
                 return self.matches[state].replace(magic_prefix,magic_escape)
             except IndexError:
                 return None
         except:
             #from IPython.ultraTB import AutoFormattedTB; # dbg
             #tb=AutoFormattedTB('Verbose');tb() #dbg
 
             # If completion fails, don't annoy the user.
             return None

IPython/genutils.py

@@ -1,1705 +1,1717 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 General purpose utilities.
 
 This is a grab-bag of stuff I find useful in most programs I write. Some of
 these things are also convenient when working at the command line.
 
-$Id: genutils.py 980 2005-12-30 15:42:04Z fperez $"""
+$Id: genutils.py 990 2006-01-04 06:59:02Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       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.
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 from __future__ import generators # 2.2 compatibility
 
 from IPython import Release
 __author__  = '%s <%s>' % Release.authors['Fernando']
 __license__ = Release.license
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # required modules from the Python standard library
 import __main__
 import commands
 import os
 import re
 import shlex
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 import types
 
 # Other IPython utilities
 from IPython.Itpl import Itpl,itpl,printpl
 from IPython import DPyGetOpt
 
 if os.name == "nt":
     from IPython.winconsole import get_console_size
 
 # Build objects which appeared in Python 2.3 for 2.2, to make ipython
 # 2.2-friendly
 try:
     basestring
 except NameError:
     import types
     basestring = (types.StringType, types.UnicodeType)
     True = 1==1
     False = 1==0
 
     def enumerate(obj):
         i = -1
         for item in obj:
             i += 1
             yield i, item
 
     # add these to the builtin namespace, so that all modules find them
     import __builtin__
     __builtin__.basestring = basestring
     __builtin__.True = True
     __builtin__.False = False
     __builtin__.enumerate = enumerate
 
 # Try to use shlex.split for converting an input string into a sys.argv-type
 # list.  This appeared in Python 2.3, so here's a quick backport for 2.2.
 try:
     shlex_split = shlex.split
 except AttributeError:
     _quotesre = re.compile(r'[\'"](.*)[\'"]')
     _wordchars = ('abcdfeghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
                   'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_-.~*?'
                   'ßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýþÿ'
                   'ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝÞ%s'
                   % os.sep)
     
     def shlex_split(s):
         """Simplified backport to Python 2.2 of shlex.split().
 
         This is a quick and dirty hack, since the shlex module under 2.2 lacks
         several of the features needed to really match the functionality of
         shlex.split() in 2.3."""
 
         lex = shlex.shlex(StringIO(s))
         # Try to get options, extensions and path separators as characters
         lex.wordchars = _wordchars
         lex.commenters = ''
         # Make a list out of the lexer by hand, since in 2.2 it's not an
         # iterator.
         lout = []
         while 1:
             token = lex.get_token()
             if token == '':
                 break
             # Try to handle quoted tokens correctly
             quotes = _quotesre.match(token)
             if quotes:
                 token = quotes.group(1)
             lout.append(token)
         return lout
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Exceptions
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base class for exceptions in this module."""
     pass
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class IOStream:
     def __init__(self,stream,fallback):
         if not hasattr(stream,'write') or not hasattr(stream,'flush'):
             stream = fallback
         self.stream = stream
         self._swrite = stream.write
         self.flush = stream.flush
 
     def write(self,data):
         try:
             self._swrite(data)
         except:
             try:
                 # print handles some unicode issues which may trip a plain
                 # write() call.  Attempt to emulate write() by using a
                 # trailing comma
                 print >> self.stream, data,
             except:
                 # if we get here, something is seriously broken.
                 print >> sys.stderr, \
                       'ERROR - failed to write data to stream:', stream
         
 class IOTerm:
     """ Term holds the file or file-like objects for handling I/O operations.
 
     These are normally just sys.stdin, sys.stdout and sys.stderr but for
     Windows they can can replaced to allow editing the strings before they are
     displayed."""
 
     # In the future, having IPython channel all its I/O operations through
     # this class will make it easier to embed it into other environments which
     # are not a normal terminal (such as a GUI-based shell)
     def __init__(self,cin=None,cout=None,cerr=None):
         self.cin  = IOStream(cin,sys.stdin)
         self.cout = IOStream(cout,sys.stdout)
         self.cerr = IOStream(cerr,sys.stderr)
         
 # Global variable to be used for all I/O
 Term = IOTerm()
 
 # Windows-specific code to load Gary Bishop's readline and configure it
 # automatically for the users
 # Note: os.name on cygwin returns posix, so this should only pick up 'native'
 # windows.  Cygwin returns 'cygwin' for sys.platform.
 if os.name == 'nt':
     try:
         import readline
     except ImportError:
         pass
     else:
         try:
             _out = readline.GetOutputFile()
         except AttributeError:
             pass
         else:
             # Remake Term to use the readline i/o facilities
             Term = IOTerm(cout=_out,cerr=_out)
             del _out
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Generic warning/error printer, used by everything else
 def warn(msg,level=2,exit_val=1):
     """Standard warning printer. Gives formatting consistency.
 
     Output is sent to Term.cerr (sys.stderr by default).
     
     Options:
     
     -level(2): allows finer control:
       0 -> Do nothing, dummy function.
       1 -> Print message.
       2 -> Print 'WARNING:' + message. (Default level).
       3 -> Print 'ERROR:' + message.
       4 -> Print 'FATAL ERROR:' + message and trigger a sys.exit(exit_val).
 
     -exit_val (1): exit value returned by sys.exit() for a level 4
     warning. Ignored for all other levels."""
     
     if level>0:
         header = ['','','WARNING: ','ERROR: ','FATAL ERROR: ']
         print >> Term.cerr, '%s%s' % (header[level],msg)
         if level == 4:
             print >> Term.cerr,'Exiting.\n'
             sys.exit(exit_val)
 
 def info(msg):
     """Equivalent to warn(msg,level=1)."""
 
     warn(msg,level=1)
 
 def error(msg):
     """Equivalent to warn(msg,level=3)."""
 
     warn(msg,level=3)
 
 def fatal(msg,exit_val=1):
     """Equivalent to warn(msg,exit_val=exit_val,level=4)."""
 
     warn(msg,exit_val=exit_val,level=4)
 
+
+# useful for debugging
+def debugp(expr):
+    """Print the value of an expression from the caller's frame.
+    
+    Takes an expression, evaluates it in the caller's frame and prints both
+    the given expression and the resulting value.  The input must be of a form
+    suitable for eval()."""
+    
+    cf = sys._getframe(1)
+    print '[DBG] %s -> %r' % (expr,eval(expr,cf.f_globals,cf.f_locals))
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 StringTypes = types.StringTypes
 
 # Basic timing functionality
 
 # If possible (Unix), use the resource module instead of time.clock()
 try:
     import resource
     def clock():
         """clock() -> floating point number
 
         Return the CPU time in seconds (user time only, system time is
         ignored) since the start of the process.  This is done via a call to
         resource.getrusage, so it avoids the wraparound problems in
         time.clock()."""
         
         return resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF)[0]
     
     def clock2():
         """clock2() -> (t_user,t_system)
 
         Similar to clock(), but return a tuple of user/system times."""
         return resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF)[:2]
 
 except ImportError:
     clock = time.clock
     def clock2():
         """Under windows, system CPU time can't be measured.
 
         This just returns clock() and zero."""
         return time.clock(),0.0
 
 def timings_out(reps,func,*args,**kw):
     """timings_out(reps,func,*args,**kw) -> (t_total,t_per_call,output)
 
     Execute a function reps times, return a tuple with the elapsed total
     CPU time in seconds, the time per call and the function's output.
 
     Under Unix, the return value is the sum of user+system time consumed by
     the process, computed via the resource module.  This prevents problems
     related to the wraparound effect which the time.clock() function has.
     
     Under Windows the return value is in wall clock seconds. See the
     documentation for the time module for more details."""
 
     reps = int(reps)
     assert reps >=1, 'reps must be >= 1'
     if reps==1:
         start = clock()
         out = func(*args,**kw)
         tot_time = clock()-start
     else:
         rng = xrange(reps-1) # the last time is executed separately to store output
         start = clock()
         for dummy in rng: func(*args,**kw)
         out = func(*args,**kw)  # one last time
         tot_time = clock()-start
     av_time = tot_time / reps
     return tot_time,av_time,out
 
 def timings(reps,func,*args,**kw):
     """timings(reps,func,*args,**kw) -> (t_total,t_per_call)
 
     Execute a function reps times, return a tuple with the elapsed total CPU
     time in seconds and the time per call. These are just the first two values
     in timings_out()."""
 
     return timings_out(reps,func,*args,**kw)[0:2]
 
 def timing(func,*args,**kw):
     """timing(func,*args,**kw) -> t_total
 
     Execute a function once, return the elapsed total CPU time in
     seconds. This is just the first value in timings_out()."""
 
     return timings_out(1,func,*args,**kw)[0]
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # file and system
 
 def system(cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header=''):
     """Execute a system command, return its exit status.
 
     Options:
 
     - verbose (0): print the command to be executed.
     
     - debug (0): only print, do not actually execute.
 
     - header (''): Header to print on screen prior to the executed command (it
     is only prepended to the command, no newlines are added).
 
     Note: a stateful version of this function is available through the
     SystemExec class."""
 
     stat = 0
     if verbose or debug: print header+cmd
     sys.stdout.flush()
     if not debug: stat = os.system(cmd)
     return stat
 
 # This function is used by ipython in a lot of places to make system calls.
 # We need it to be slightly different under win32, due to the vagaries of
 # 'network shares'.  A win32 override is below.
 
 def shell(cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header=''):
     """Execute a command in the system shell, always return None.
 
     Options:
 
     - verbose (0): print the command to be executed.
     
     - debug (0): only print, do not actually execute.
 
     - header (''): Header to print on screen prior to the executed command (it
     is only prepended to the command, no newlines are added).
 
     Note: this is similar to genutils.system(), but it returns None so it can
     be conveniently used in interactive loops without getting the return value
     (typically 0) printed many times."""
 
     stat = 0
     if verbose or debug: print header+cmd
     # flush stdout so we don't mangle python's buffering
     sys.stdout.flush()
     if not debug:
         os.system(cmd)
 
 # override shell() for win32 to deal with network shares
 if os.name in ('nt','dos'):
 
     shell_ori = shell
 
     def shell(cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header=''):
         if os.getcwd().startswith(r"\\"):
             path = os.getcwd()
             # change to c drive (cannot be on UNC-share when issuing os.system,
             # as cmd.exe cannot handle UNC addresses)
             os.chdir("c:")
             # issue pushd to the UNC-share and then run the command
             try:
                 shell_ori('"pushd %s&&"'%path+cmd,verbose,debug,header)
             finally:
                 os.chdir(path)
         else:
             shell_ori(cmd,verbose,debug,header)
 
     shell.__doc__ = shell_ori.__doc__
 
 def getoutput(cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header='',split=0):
     """Dummy substitute for perl's backquotes.
 
     Executes a command and returns the output.
 
     Accepts the same arguments as system(), plus:
 
     - split(0): if true, the output is returned as a list split on newlines.
 
     Note: a stateful version of this function is available through the
     SystemExec class."""
 
     if verbose or debug: print header+cmd
     if not debug:
         output = commands.getoutput(cmd)
         if split:
             return output.split('\n')
         else:
             return output
 
 def getoutputerror(cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header='',split=0):
     """Return (standard output,standard error) of executing cmd in a shell.
 
     Accepts the same arguments as system(), plus:
 
     - split(0): if true, each of stdout/err is returned as a list split on
     newlines.
 
     Note: a stateful version of this function is available through the
     SystemExec class."""
 
     if verbose or debug: print header+cmd
     if not cmd:
         if split:
             return [],[]
         else:
             return '',''
     if not debug:
         pin,pout,perr = os.popen3(cmd)
         tout = pout.read().rstrip()
         terr = perr.read().rstrip()
         pin.close()
         pout.close()
         perr.close()
         if split:
             return tout.split('\n'),terr.split('\n')
         else:
             return tout,terr
 
 # for compatibility with older naming conventions
 xsys = system
 bq = getoutput
 
 class SystemExec:
     """Access the system and getoutput functions through a stateful interface.
 
     Note: here we refer to the system and getoutput functions from this
     library, not the ones from the standard python library.
     
     This class offers the system and getoutput functions as methods, but the
     verbose, debug and header parameters can be set for the instance (at
     creation time or later) so that they don't need to be specified on each
     call.
 
     For efficiency reasons, there's no way to override the parameters on a
     per-call basis other than by setting instance attributes. If you need
     local overrides, it's best to directly call system() or getoutput().
 
     The following names are provided as alternate options:
      - xsys: alias to system
      - bq: alias to getoutput
 
     An instance can then be created as:
      >>> sysexec = SystemExec(verbose=1,debug=0,header='Calling: ')
 
     And used as:
      >>> sysexec.xsys('pwd')
      >>> dirlist = sysexec.bq('ls -l')
     """
     
     def __init__(self,verbose=0,debug=0,header='',split=0):
         """Specify the instance's values for verbose, debug and header."""
         setattr_list(self,'verbose debug header split')
 
     def system(self,cmd):
         """Stateful interface to system(), with the same keyword parameters."""
 
         system(cmd,self.verbose,self.debug,self.header)
 
     def shell(self,cmd):
         """Stateful interface to shell(), with the same keyword parameters."""
 
         shell(cmd,self.verbose,self.debug,self.header)
 
     xsys = system  # alias
 
     def getoutput(self,cmd):
         """Stateful interface to getoutput()."""
 
         return getoutput(cmd,self.verbose,self.debug,self.header,self.split)
 
     def getoutputerror(self,cmd):
         """Stateful interface to getoutputerror()."""
 
         return getoutputerror(cmd,self.verbose,self.debug,self.header,self.split)
 
     bq = getoutput  # alias
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def mutex_opts(dict,ex_op):
     """Check for presence of mutually exclusive keys in a dict.
 
     Call: mutex_opts(dict,[[op1a,op1b],[op2a,op2b]...]"""
     for op1,op2 in ex_op:
         if op1 in dict and op2 in dict:
             raise ValueError,'\n*** ERROR in Arguments *** '\
                   'Options '+op1+' and '+op2+' are mutually exclusive.'
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def get_py_filename(name):
     """Return a valid python filename in the current directory.
 
     If the given name is not a file, it adds '.py' and searches again.
     Raises IOError with an informative message if the file isn't found."""
 
     name = os.path.expanduser(name)
     if not os.path.isfile(name) and not name.endswith('.py'):
         name += '.py'
     if os.path.isfile(name):
         return name
     else:
         raise IOError,'File `%s` not found.' % name
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def filefind(fname,alt_dirs = None):
     """Return the given filename either in the current directory, if it
     exists, or in a specified list of directories.
 
     ~ expansion is done on all file and directory names.
 
     Upon an unsuccessful search, raise an IOError exception."""
 
     if alt_dirs is None:
         try:
             alt_dirs = get_home_dir()
         except HomeDirError:
             alt_dirs = os.getcwd()
     search = [fname] + list_strings(alt_dirs)
     search = map(os.path.expanduser,search)
     #print 'search list for',fname,'list:',search  # dbg
     fname = search[0]
     if os.path.isfile(fname):
         return fname
     for direc in search[1:]:
         testname = os.path.join(direc,fname)
         #print 'testname',testname  # dbg
         if os.path.isfile(testname):
             return testname
     raise IOError,'File' + `fname` + \
           ' not found in current or supplied directories:' + `alt_dirs`
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def file_read(filename):
     """Read a file and close it.  Returns the file source."""
     fobj=open(filename,'r');
     source = fobj.read();
     fobj.close()
     return source
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def target_outdated(target,deps):
     """Determine whether a target is out of date.
 
     target_outdated(target,deps) -> 1/0
 
     deps: list of filenames which MUST exist.
     target: single filename which may or may not exist.
 
     If target doesn't exist or is older than any file listed in deps, return
     true, otherwise return false.
     """
     try:
         target_time = os.path.getmtime(target)
     except os.error:
         return 1
     for dep in deps:
         dep_time = os.path.getmtime(dep)
         if dep_time > target_time:
             #print "For target",target,"Dep failed:",dep # dbg
             #print "times (dep,tar):",dep_time,target_time # dbg
             return 1
     return 0
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def target_update(target,deps,cmd):
     """Update a target with a given command given a list of dependencies.
 
     target_update(target,deps,cmd) -> runs cmd if target is outdated.
 
     This is just a wrapper around target_outdated() which calls the given
     command if target is outdated."""
 
     if target_outdated(target,deps):
         xsys(cmd)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def unquote_ends(istr):
     """Remove a single pair of quotes from the endpoints of a string."""
 
     if not istr:
         return istr
     if (istr[0]=="'" and istr[-1]=="'") or \
        (istr[0]=='"' and istr[-1]=='"'):
         return istr[1:-1]
     else:
         return istr
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def process_cmdline(argv,names=[],defaults={},usage=''):
     """ Process command-line options and arguments.
 
     Arguments:
 
     - argv: list of arguments, typically sys.argv.
     
     - names: list of option names. See DPyGetOpt docs for details on options
     syntax.
 
     - defaults: dict of default values.
 
     - usage: optional usage notice to print if a wrong argument is passed.
 
     Return a dict of options and a list of free arguments."""
 
     getopt = DPyGetOpt.DPyGetOpt()
     getopt.setIgnoreCase(0)
     getopt.parseConfiguration(names)
 
     try:
         getopt.processArguments(argv)
     except:
         print usage
         warn(`sys.exc_value`,level=4)
 
     defaults.update(getopt.optionValues)
     args = getopt.freeValues
     
     return defaults,args
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def optstr2types(ostr):
     """Convert a string of option names to a dict of type mappings.
 
     optstr2types(str) -> {None:'string_opts',int:'int_opts',float:'float_opts'}
 
     This is used to get the types of all the options in a string formatted
     with the conventions of DPyGetOpt. The 'type' None is used for options
     which are strings (they need no further conversion). This function's main
     use is to get a typemap for use with read_dict().
     """
 
     typeconv = {None:'',int:'',float:''}
     typemap = {'s':None,'i':int,'f':float}
     opt_re = re.compile(r'([\w]*)([^:=]*:?=?)([sif]?)')
 
     for w in ostr.split():
         oname,alias,otype = opt_re.match(w).groups()
         if otype == '' or alias == '!':   # simple switches are integers too
             otype = 'i'
         typeconv[typemap[otype]] += oname + ' '
     return typeconv
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def read_dict(filename,type_conv=None,**opt):
 
     """Read a dictionary of key=value pairs from an input file, optionally
     performing conversions on the resulting values.
 
     read_dict(filename,type_conv,**opt) -> dict
 
     Only one value per line is accepted, the format should be
      # optional comments are ignored
      key value\n
 
     Args:
 
       - type_conv: A dictionary specifying which keys need to be converted to
       which types. By default all keys are read as strings. This dictionary
       should have as its keys valid conversion functions for strings
       (int,long,float,complex, or your own).  The value for each key
       (converter) should be a whitespace separated string containing the names
       of all the entries in the file to be converted using that function. For
       keys to be left alone, use None as the conversion function (only needed
       with purge=1, see below).
 
       - opt: dictionary with extra options as below (default in parens)
 
         purge(0): if set to 1, all keys *not* listed in type_conv are purged out
         of the dictionary to be returned. If purge is going to be used, the
         set of keys to be left as strings also has to be explicitly specified
         using the (non-existent) conversion function None.
 
         fs(None): field separator. This is the key/value separator to be used
         when parsing the file. The None default means any whitespace [behavior
         of string.split()].
 
         strip(0): if 1, strip string values of leading/trailinig whitespace.
 
         warn(1): warning level if requested keys are not found in file.
           - 0: silently ignore.
           - 1: inform but proceed.
           - 2: raise KeyError exception.
 
         no_empty(0): if 1, remove keys with whitespace strings as a value.
 
         unique([]): list of keys (or space separated string) which can't be
         repeated. If one such key is found in the file, each new instance
         overwrites the previous one. For keys not listed here, the behavior is
         to make a list of all appearances.
 
     Example:
     If the input file test.ini has:
       i 3
       x 4.5
       y 5.5
       s hi ho
     Then:
 
     >>> type_conv={int:'i',float:'x',None:'s'}
     >>> read_dict('test.ini')
     {'i': '3', 's': 'hi ho', 'x': '4.5', 'y': '5.5'}
     >>> read_dict('test.ini',type_conv)
     {'i': 3, 's': 'hi ho', 'x': 4.5, 'y': '5.5'}
     >>> read_dict('test.ini',type_conv,purge=1)
     {'i': 3, 's': 'hi ho', 'x': 4.5}
     """
 
     # starting config
     opt.setdefault('purge',0)
     opt.setdefault('fs',None)  # field sep defaults to any whitespace
     opt.setdefault('strip',0)
     opt.setdefault('warn',1)
     opt.setdefault('no_empty',0)
     opt.setdefault('unique','')
     if type(opt['unique']) in StringTypes:
         unique_keys = qw(opt['unique'])
     elif type(opt['unique']) in (types.TupleType,types.ListType):
         unique_keys = opt['unique']
     else:
         raise ValueError, 'Unique keys must be given as a string, List or Tuple'
 
     dict = {}
     # first read in table of values as strings
     file = open(filename,'r')
     for line in file.readlines():
         line = line.strip()
         if len(line) and line[0]=='#': continue
         if len(line)>0:
             lsplit = line.split(opt['fs'],1)
             try:
                 key,val = lsplit
             except ValueError:
                 key,val = lsplit[0],''
             key = key.strip()
             if opt['strip']: val = val.strip()
             if val == "''" or val == '""': val = ''
             if opt['no_empty'] and (val=='' or val.isspace()):
                 continue
             # if a key is found more than once in the file, build a list
             # unless it's in the 'unique' list. In that case, last found in file
             # takes precedence. User beware.
             try:
                 if dict[key] and key in unique_keys:
                     dict[key] = val
                 elif type(dict[key]) is types.ListType:
                     dict[key].append(val)
                 else:
                     dict[key] = [dict[key],val]
             except KeyError:
                 dict[key] = val
     # purge if requested
     if opt['purge']:
         accepted_keys = qwflat(type_conv.values())
         for key in dict.keys():
             if key in accepted_keys: continue
             del(dict[key])
     # now convert if requested
     if type_conv==None: return dict
     conversions = type_conv.keys()
     try: conversions.remove(None)
     except: pass
     for convert in conversions:
         for val in qw(type_conv[convert]):
             try:
                 dict[val] = convert(dict[val])
             except KeyError,e:
                 if opt['warn'] == 0:
                     pass
                 elif opt['warn'] == 1:
                     print >>sys.stderr, 'Warning: key',val,\
                           'not found in file',filename
                 elif opt['warn'] == 2:
                     raise KeyError,e
                 else:
                     raise ValueError,'Warning level must be 0,1 or 2'
 
     return dict
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def flag_calls(func):
     """Wrap a function to detect and flag when it gets called.
 
     This is a decorator which takes a function and wraps it in a function with
     a 'called' attribute. wrapper.called is initialized to False.
 
     The wrapper.called attribute is set to False right before each call to the
     wrapped function, so if the call fails it remains False.  After the call
     completes, wrapper.called is set to True and the output is returned.
 
     Testing for truth in wrapper.called allows you to determine if a call to
     func() was attempted and succeeded."""
     
     def wrapper(*args,**kw):
         wrapper.called = False
         out = func(*args,**kw)
         wrapper.called = True
         return out
 
     wrapper.called = False
     wrapper.__doc__ = func.__doc__
     return wrapper
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class HomeDirError(Error):
     pass
 
 def get_home_dir():
     """Return the closest possible equivalent to a 'home' directory.
 
     We first try $HOME.  Absent that, on NT it's $HOMEDRIVE\$HOMEPATH.
 
     Currently only Posix and NT are implemented, a HomeDirError exception is
     raised for all other OSes. """
 
     isdir = os.path.isdir
     env = os.environ
     try:
         homedir = env['HOME']
         if not isdir(homedir):
             # in case a user stuck some string which does NOT resolve to a
             # valid path, it's as good as if we hadn't foud it
             raise KeyError
         return homedir
     except KeyError:
         if os.name == 'posix':
             raise HomeDirError,'undefined $HOME, IPython can not proceed.'
         elif os.name == 'nt':
             # For some strange reason, win9x returns 'nt' for os.name.
             try:
                 homedir = os.path.join(env['HOMEDRIVE'],env['HOMEPATH'])
                 if not isdir(homedir):
                     homedir = os.path.join(env['USERPROFILE'])
                     if not isdir(homedir):
                         raise HomeDirError
                 return homedir
             except:
                 try:
                     # Use the registry to get the 'My Documents' folder.
                     import _winreg as wreg
                     key = wreg.OpenKey(wreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                        "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders")
                     homedir = wreg.QueryValueEx(key,'Personal')[0]
                     key.Close()
                     if not isdir(homedir):
                         e = ('Invalid "Personal" folder registry key '
                              'typically "My Documents".\n'
                              'Value: %s\n'
                              'This is not a valid directory on your system.' %
                              homedir)
                         raise HomeDirError(e)
                     return homedir
                 except HomeDirError:
                     raise
                 except:
                     return 'C:\\'
         elif os.name == 'dos':
             # Desperate, may do absurd things in classic MacOS. May work under DOS.
             return 'C:\\'
         else:
             raise HomeDirError,'support for your operating system not implemented.'
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # strings and text
 
 class LSString(str):
     """String derivative with a special access attributes.
 
     These are normal strings, but with the special attributes:
 
         .l (or .list) : value as list (split on newlines).
         .n (or .nlstr): original value (the string itself).
         .s (or .spstr): value as whitespace-separated string.
         
     Any values which require transformations are computed only once and
     cached.
 
     Such strings are very useful to efficiently interact with the shell, which
     typically only understands whitespace-separated options for commands."""
 
     def get_list(self):
         try:
             return self.__list
         except AttributeError:
             self.__list = self.split('\n')
             return self.__list
 
     l = list = property(get_list)
 
     def get_spstr(self):
         try:
             return self.__spstr
         except AttributeError:
             self.__spstr = self.replace('\n',' ')
             return self.__spstr
 
     s = spstr = property(get_spstr)
 
     def get_nlstr(self):
         return self
 
     n = nlstr = property(get_nlstr)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class SList(list):
     """List derivative with a special access attributes.
 
     These are normal lists, but with the special attributes:
 
         .l (or .list) : value as list (the list itself).
         .n (or .nlstr): value as a string, joined on newlines.
         .s (or .spstr): value as a string, joined on spaces.
 
     Any values which require transformations are computed only once and
     cached."""
 
     def get_list(self):
         return self
 
     l = list = property(get_list)
 
     def get_spstr(self):
         try:
             return self.__spstr
         except AttributeError:
             self.__spstr = ' '.join(self)
             return self.__spstr
 
     s = spstr = property(get_spstr)
 
     def get_nlstr(self):
         try:
             return self.__nlstr
         except AttributeError:
             self.__nlstr = '\n'.join(self)
             return self.__nlstr
 
     n = nlstr = property(get_nlstr)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # This can be replaced with an isspace() call once we drop 2.2 compatibility
 _isspace_match = re.compile(r'^\s+$').match
 def isspace(s):
     return bool(_isspace_match(s))
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def esc_quotes(strng):
     """Return the input string with single and double quotes escaped out"""
 
     return strng.replace('"','\\"').replace("'","\\'")
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def raw_input_multi(header='', ps1='==> ', ps2='..> ',terminate_str = '.'):
     """Take multiple lines of input.
 
     A list with each line of input as a separate element is returned when a
     termination string is entered (defaults to a single '.'). Input can also
     terminate via EOF (^D in Unix, ^Z-RET in Windows).
 
     Lines of input which end in \\ are joined into single entries (and a
     secondary continuation prompt is issued as long as the user terminates
     lines with \\). This allows entering very long strings which are still
     meant to be treated as single entities.
     """
 
     try:
         if header:
             header += '\n'
         lines = [raw_input(header + ps1)]
     except EOFError:
         return []
     terminate = [terminate_str]
     try:
         while lines[-1:] != terminate:
             new_line = raw_input(ps1)
             while new_line.endswith('\\'):
                 new_line = new_line[:-1] + raw_input(ps2)
             lines.append(new_line)
                 
         return lines[:-1]  # don't return the termination command
     except EOFError:
         print
         return lines
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def raw_input_ext(prompt='',  ps2='... '):
     """Similar to raw_input(), but accepts extended lines if input ends with \\."""
 
     line = raw_input(prompt)
     while line.endswith('\\'):
         line = line[:-1] + raw_input(ps2)
     return line
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def ask_yes_no(prompt,default=None):
     """Asks a question and returns an integer 1/0 (y/n) answer.
 
     If default is given (one of 'y','n'), it is used if the user input is
     empty. Otherwise the question is repeated until an answer is given.
     If EOF occurs 20 times consecutively, the default answer is assumed,
     or if there is no default, an exception is raised to prevent infinite
     loops.
 
     Valid answers are: y/yes/n/no (match is not case sensitive)."""
 
     answers = {'y':True,'n':False,'yes':True,'no':False}
     ans = None
     eofs, max_eofs = 0, 20
     while ans not in answers.keys():
         try:
             ans = raw_input(prompt+' ').lower()
             if not ans:  # response was an empty string
                 ans = default
             eofs = 0
         except (EOFError,KeyboardInterrupt):
             eofs = eofs + 1
             if eofs >= max_eofs:
                 if default in answers.keys():
                     ans = default
                 else:
                     raise
             
     return answers[ans]
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def marquee(txt='',width=78,mark='*'):
     """Return the input string centered in a 'marquee'."""
     if not txt:
         return (mark*width)[:width]
     nmark = (width-len(txt)-2)/len(mark)/2
     if nmark < 0: nmark =0
     marks = mark*nmark
     return '%s %s %s' % (marks,txt,marks)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class EvalDict:
     """
     Emulate a dict which evaluates its contents in the caller's frame.
 
     Usage:
     >>>number = 19
     >>>text = "python"
     >>>print "%(text.capitalize())s %(number/9.0).1f rules!" % EvalDict()
     """
 
     # This version is due to [e-mail] on c.l.py, and is basically a
     # modified (shorter) version of:
     # http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/66018 by
     # Skip Montanaro ([e-mail]).
 
     def __getitem__(self, name):
         frame = sys._getframe(1)
         return eval(name, frame.f_globals, frame.f_locals)
 
 EvalString = EvalDict  # for backwards compatibility
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def qw(words,flat=0,sep=None,maxsplit=-1):
     """Similar to Perl's qw() operator, but with some more options.
 
     qw(words,flat=0,sep=' ',maxsplit=-1) -> words.split(sep,maxsplit)
 
     words can also be a list itself, and with flat=1, the output will be
     recursively flattened. Examples:
 
     >>> qw('1 2')
     ['1', '2']
     >>> qw(['a b','1 2',['m n','p q']])
     [['a', 'b'], ['1', '2'], [['m', 'n'], ['p', 'q']]]
     >>> qw(['a b','1 2',['m n','p q']],flat=1)
     ['a', 'b', '1', '2', 'm', 'n', 'p', 'q']    """
 
     if type(words) in StringTypes:
         return [word.strip() for word in words.split(sep,maxsplit)
                 if word and not word.isspace() ]
     if flat:
         return flatten(map(qw,words,[1]*len(words)))
     return map(qw,words)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def qwflat(words,sep=None,maxsplit=-1):
     """Calls qw(words) in flat mode. It's just a convenient shorthand."""
     return qw(words,1,sep,maxsplit)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def qw_lol(indata):
     """qw_lol('a b') -> [['a','b']],
     otherwise it's just a call to qw().
 
     We need this to make sure the modules_some keys *always* end up as a
     list of lists."""
 
     if type(indata) in StringTypes:
         return [qw(indata)]
     else:
         return qw(indata)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def list_strings(arg):
     """Always return a list of strings, given a string or list of strings
     as input."""
 
     if type(arg) in StringTypes: return [arg]
     else: return arg
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def grep(pat,list,case=1):
     """Simple minded grep-like function.
     grep(pat,list) returns occurrences of pat in list, None on failure.
 
     It only does simple string matching, with no support for regexps. Use the
     option case=0 for case-insensitive matching."""
 
     # This is pretty crude. At least it should implement copying only references
     # to the original data in case it's big. Now it copies the data for output.
     out=[]
     if case:
         for term in list:
             if term.find(pat)>-1: out.append(term)
     else:
         lpat=pat.lower()
         for term in list:
             if term.lower().find(lpat)>-1: out.append(term)
 
     if len(out): return out
     else: return None
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def dgrep(pat,*opts):
     """Return grep() on dir()+dir(__builtins__).
 
     A very common use of grep() when working interactively."""
 
     return grep(pat,dir(__main__)+dir(__main__.__builtins__),*opts)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def idgrep(pat):
     """Case-insensitive dgrep()"""
 
     return dgrep(pat,0)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def igrep(pat,list):
     """Synonym for case-insensitive grep."""
 
     return grep(pat,list,case=0)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def indent(str,nspaces=4,ntabs=0):
     """Indent a string a given number of spaces or tabstops.
     
     indent(str,nspaces=4,ntabs=0) -> indent str by ntabs+nspaces.
     """
     if str is None:
         return
     ind = '\t'*ntabs+' '*nspaces
     outstr = '%s%s' % (ind,str.replace(os.linesep,os.linesep+ind))
     if outstr.endswith(os.linesep+ind):
         return outstr[:-len(ind)]
     else:
         return outstr
     
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def native_line_ends(filename,backup=1):
     """Convert (in-place) a file to line-ends native to the current OS.
 
     If the optional backup argument is given as false, no backup of the
     original file is left.  """
 
     backup_suffixes = {'posix':'~','dos':'.bak','nt':'.bak','mac':'.bak'}
 
     bak_filename = filename + backup_suffixes[os.name]
 
     original = open(filename).read()
     shutil.copy2(filename,bak_filename)
     try:
         new = open(filename,'wb')
         new.write(os.linesep.join(original.splitlines()))
         new.write(os.linesep) # ALWAYS put an eol at the end of the file
         new.close()
     except:
         os.rename(bak_filename,filename)
     if not backup:
         try:
             os.remove(bak_filename)
         except:
             pass
     
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def get_pager_cmd(pager_cmd = None):
     """Return a pager command.
 
     Makes some attempts at finding an OS-correct one."""
     
     if os.name == 'posix':
         default_pager_cmd = 'less -r'  # -r for color control sequences
     elif os.name in ['nt','dos']:
         default_pager_cmd = 'type'
 
     if pager_cmd is None:
         try:
             pager_cmd = os.environ['PAGER']
         except:
             pager_cmd = default_pager_cmd
     return pager_cmd
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def get_pager_start(pager,start):
     """Return the string for paging files with an offset.
 
     This is the '+N' argument which less and more (under Unix) accept.
     """
 
     if pager in ['less','more']:
         if start:
             start_string = '+' + str(start)
         else:
             start_string = ''
     else:
         start_string = ''
     return start_string
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if os.name == "nt":
     import msvcrt
     def page_more():
         """ Smart pausing between pages
 
         @return:    True if need print more lines, False if quit
         """
         Term.cout.write('---Return to continue, q to quit--- ')
         ans = msvcrt.getch()
         if ans in ("q", "Q"):
             result = False
         else:
             result = True
         Term.cout.write("\b"*37 + " "*37 + "\b"*37)
         return result
 else:
     def page_more():
         ans = raw_input('---Return to continue, q to quit--- ')
         if ans.lower().startswith('q'):
             return False
         else:
             return True
 
 esc_re = re.compile(r"(\x1b[^m]+m)")
 
 def page_dumb(strng,start=0,screen_lines=25):
     """Very dumb 'pager' in Python, for when nothing else works.
 
     Only moves forward, same interface as page(), except for pager_cmd and
     mode."""
 
     out_ln  = strng.splitlines()[start:]
     screens = chop(out_ln,screen_lines-1)
     if len(screens) == 1:
         print >>Term.cout, os.linesep.join(screens[0])
     else:
         last_escape = ""
         for scr in screens[0:-1]:
             hunk = os.linesep.join(scr)
             print >>Term.cout, last_escape + hunk
             if not page_more():
                 return
             esc_list = esc_re.findall(hunk)
             if len(esc_list) > 0:
                 last_escape = esc_list[-1]
         print >>Term.cout, last_escape + os.linesep.join(screens[-1])
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def page(strng,start=0,screen_lines=0,pager_cmd = None):
     """Print a string, piping through a pager after a certain length.
 
     The screen_lines parameter specifies the number of *usable* lines of your
     terminal screen (total lines minus lines you need to reserve to show other
     information).
 
     If you set screen_lines to a number <=0, page() will try to auto-determine
     your screen size and will only use up to (screen_size+screen_lines) for
     printing, paging after that. That is, if you want auto-detection but need
     to reserve the bottom 3 lines of the screen, use screen_lines = -3, and for
     auto-detection without any lines reserved simply use screen_lines = 0.
 
     If a string won't fit in the allowed lines, it is sent through the
     specified pager command. If none given, look for PAGER in the environment,
     and ultimately default to less.
 
     If no system pager works, the string is sent through a 'dumb pager'
     written in python, very simplistic.
     """
     
     # Ugly kludge, but calling curses.initscr() flat out crashes in emacs
     TERM = os.environ.get('TERM','dumb')
     if TERM in ['dumb','emacs'] and os.name != 'nt':
         print strng
         return
     # chop off the topmost part of the string we don't want to see
     str_lines = strng.split(os.linesep)[start:]
     str_toprint = os.linesep.join(str_lines)
     num_newlines = len(str_lines)
     len_str = len(str_toprint)
     
     # Dumb heuristics to guesstimate number of on-screen lines the string
     # takes.  Very basic, but good enough for docstrings in reasonable
     # terminals. If someone later feels like refining it, it's not hard.
     numlines = max(num_newlines,int(len_str/80)+1)
 
     if os.name == "nt":
         screen_lines_def = get_console_size(defaulty=25)[1]
     else:
         screen_lines_def = 25 # default value if we can't auto-determine
 
     # auto-determine screen size
     if screen_lines <= 0:
         if TERM=='xterm':
             try:
                 import curses
                 if hasattr(curses,'initscr'):
                     use_curses = 1
                 else:
                     use_curses = 0
             except ImportError:
                 use_curses = 0
         else:
             # curses causes problems on many terminals other than xterm.
             use_curses = 0
         if use_curses:
                 scr = curses.initscr()
                 screen_lines_real,screen_cols = scr.getmaxyx()
                 curses.endwin()
                 screen_lines += screen_lines_real
                 #print '***Screen size:',screen_lines_real,'lines x',\
                 #screen_cols,'columns.' # dbg
         else:
                 screen_lines += screen_lines_def
 
     #print 'numlines',numlines,'screenlines',screen_lines  # dbg
     if numlines <= screen_lines :
         #print '*** normal print'  # dbg
         print >>Term.cout, str_toprint
     else:
         # Try to open pager and default to internal one if that fails.
         # All failure modes are tagged as 'retval=1', to match the return
         # value of a failed system command.  If any intermediate attempt
         # sets retval to 1, at the end we resort to our own page_dumb() pager.
         pager_cmd = get_pager_cmd(pager_cmd)
         pager_cmd += ' ' + get_pager_start(pager_cmd,start)
         if os.name == 'nt':
             if pager_cmd.startswith('type'):
                 # The default WinXP 'type' command is failing on complex strings.
                 retval = 1
             else:
                 tmpname = tempfile.mktemp('.txt')
                 tmpfile = file(tmpname,'wt')
                 tmpfile.write(strng)
                 tmpfile.close()
                 cmd = "%s < %s" % (pager_cmd,tmpname)
                 if os.system(cmd):
                   retval = 1
                 else:
                   retval = None
                 os.remove(tmpname)
         else:
             try:
                 retval = None
                 # if I use popen4, things hang. No idea why.
                 #pager,shell_out = os.popen4(pager_cmd)
                 pager = os.popen(pager_cmd,'w')
                 pager.write(strng)
                 pager.close()
                 retval = pager.close()  # success returns None
             except IOError,msg:  # broken pipe when user quits
                 if msg.args == (32,'Broken pipe'):
                     retval = None
                 else:
                     retval = 1
             except OSError:
                 # Other strange problems, sometimes seen in Win2k/cygwin
                 retval = 1
         if retval is not None:
             page_dumb(strng,screen_lines=screen_lines)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def page_file(fname,start = 0, pager_cmd = None):
     """Page a file, using an optional pager command and starting line.
     """
 
     pager_cmd = get_pager_cmd(pager_cmd)
     pager_cmd += ' ' + get_pager_start(pager_cmd,start)
 
     try:
         if os.environ['TERM'] in ['emacs','dumb']:
             raise EnvironmentError
         xsys(pager_cmd + ' ' + fname)
     except:
         try:
             if start > 0:
                 start -= 1
             page(open(fname).read(),start)
         except:
             print 'Unable to show file',`fname`
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def snip_print(str,width = 75,print_full = 0,header = ''):
     """Print a string snipping the midsection to fit in width.
 
     print_full: mode control:
       - 0: only snip long strings
       - 1: send to page() directly.
       - 2: snip long strings and ask for full length viewing with page()
     Return 1 if snipping was necessary, 0 otherwise."""
 
     if print_full == 1:
         page(header+str)
         return 0
 
     print header,
     if len(str) < width:
         print str
         snip = 0
     else:
         whalf = int((width -5)/2)
         print str[:whalf] + ' <...> ' + str[-whalf:]
         snip = 1
     if snip and print_full == 2:
         if raw_input(header+' Snipped. View (y/n)? [N]').lower() == 'y':
             page(str)
     return snip
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # lists, dicts and structures
 
 def belong(candidates,checklist):
     """Check whether a list of items appear in a given list of options.
 
     Returns a list of 1 and 0, one for each candidate given."""
 
     return [x in checklist for x in candidates]
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def uniq_stable(elems):
     """uniq_stable(elems) -> list
 
     Return from an iterable, a list of all the unique elements in the input,
     but maintaining the order in which they first appear.
 
     A naive solution to this problem which just makes a dictionary with the
     elements as keys fails to respect the stability condition, since
     dictionaries are unsorted by nature.
 
     Note: All elements in the input must be valid dictionary keys for this
     routine to work, as it internally uses a dictionary for efficiency
     reasons."""
     
     unique = []
     unique_dict = {}
     for nn in elems:
         if nn not in unique_dict:
             unique.append(nn)
             unique_dict[nn] = None
     return unique
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class NLprinter:
     """Print an arbitrarily nested list, indicating index numbers.
 
     An instance of this class called nlprint is available and callable as a
     function.
     
     nlprint(list,indent=' ',sep=': ') -> prints indenting each level by 'indent'
     and using 'sep' to separate the index from the value. """
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.depth = 0
     
     def __call__(self,lst,pos='',**kw):
         """Prints the nested list numbering levels."""
         kw.setdefault('indent',' ')
         kw.setdefault('sep',': ')
         kw.setdefault('start',0)
         kw.setdefault('stop',len(lst))
         # we need to remove start and stop from kw so they don't propagate
         # into a recursive call for a nested list.
         start = kw['start']; del kw['start']
         stop = kw['stop']; del kw['stop']
         if self.depth == 0 and 'header' in kw.keys():
             print kw['header']
             
         for idx in range(start,stop):
             elem = lst[idx]
             if type(elem)==type([]):
                 self.depth += 1
                 self.__call__(elem,itpl('$pos$idx,'),**kw)
                 self.depth -= 1
             else:
                 printpl(kw['indent']*self.depth+'$pos$idx$kw["sep"]$elem')
 
 nlprint = NLprinter()
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def all_belong(candidates,checklist):
     """Check whether a list of items ALL appear in a given list of options.
 
     Returns a single 1 or 0 value."""
 
     return 1-(0 in [x in checklist for x in candidates])
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def sort_compare(lst1,lst2,inplace = 1):
     """Sort and compare two lists.
 
     By default it does it in place, thus modifying the lists. Use inplace = 0
     to avoid that (at the cost of temporary copy creation)."""
     if not inplace:
         lst1 = lst1[:]
         lst2 = lst2[:]
     lst1.sort(); lst2.sort()
     return lst1 == lst2
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def mkdict(**kwargs):
     """Return a dict from a keyword list.
 
     It's just syntactic sugar for making ditcionary creation more convenient:
     # the standard way
     >>>data = { 'red' : 1, 'green' : 2, 'blue' : 3 }
     # a cleaner way
     >>>data = dict(red=1, green=2, blue=3)
 
     If you need more than this, look at the Struct() class."""
 
     return kwargs
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def list2dict(lst):
     """Takes a list of (key,value) pairs and turns it into a dict."""
 
     dic = {}
     for k,v in lst: dic[k] = v
     return dic
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def list2dict2(lst,default=''):
     """Takes a list and turns it into a dict.
     Much slower than list2dict, but more versatile. This version can take
     lists with sublists of arbitrary length (including sclars)."""
 
     dic = {}
     for elem in lst:
         if type(elem) in (types.ListType,types.TupleType):
             size = len(elem)
             if  size == 0:
                 pass
             elif size == 1:
                 dic[elem] = default
             else:
                 k,v = elem[0], elem[1:]
                 if len(v) == 1: v = v[0]
                 dic[k] = v
         else:
             dic[elem] = default
     return dic
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def flatten(seq):
     """Flatten a list of lists (NOT recursive, only works for 2d lists)."""
 
     # bug in python??? (YES. Fixed in 2.2, let's leave the kludgy fix in).
 
     # if the x=0 isn't made, a *global* variable x is left over after calling
     # this function, with the value of the last element in the return
     # list. This does seem like a bug big time to me.
 
     # the problem is fixed with the x=0, which seems to force the creation of
     # a local name
 
     x = 0 
     return [x for subseq in seq for x in subseq]
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def get_slice(seq,start=0,stop=None,step=1):
     """Get a slice of a sequence with variable step. Specify start,stop,step."""
     if stop == None:
         stop = len(seq)
     item = lambda i: seq[i]
     return map(item,xrange(start,stop,step))
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def chop(seq,size):
     """Chop a sequence into chunks of the given size."""
     chunk = lambda i: seq[i:i+size]
     return map(chunk,xrange(0,len(seq),size))
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def with(object, **args):
     """Set multiple attributes for an object, similar to Pascal's with.
 
     Example:
     with(jim,
          born = 1960,
          haircolour = 'Brown',
          eyecolour = 'Green')
 
     Credit: Greg Ewing, in
     http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2001-May/040703.html"""
 
     object.__dict__.update(args)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def setattr_list(obj,alist,nspace = None):
     """Set a list of attributes for an object taken from a namespace.
 
     setattr_list(obj,alist,nspace) -> sets in obj all the attributes listed in
     alist with their values taken from nspace, which must be a dict (something
     like locals() will often do) If nspace isn't given, locals() of the
     *caller* is used, so in most cases you can omit it.
 
     Note that alist can be given as a string, which will be automatically
     split into a list on whitespace. If given as a list, it must be a list of
     *strings* (the variable names themselves), not of variables."""
 
     # this grabs the local variables from the *previous* call frame -- that is
     # the locals from the function that called setattr_list().
     # - snipped from weave.inline()
     if nspace is None:
         call_frame = sys._getframe().f_back
         nspace = call_frame.f_locals
 
     if type(alist) in StringTypes:
         alist = alist.split()
     for attr in alist:
         val = eval(attr,nspace)
         setattr(obj,attr,val)
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def getattr_list(obj,alist,*args):
     """getattr_list(obj,alist[, default]) -> attribute list.
 
     Get a list of named attributes for an object. When a default argument is
     given, it is returned when the attribute doesn't exist; without it, an
     exception is raised in that case.
 
     Note that alist can be given as a string, which will be automatically
     split into a list on whitespace. If given as a list, it must be a list of
     *strings* (the variable names themselves), not of variables."""
 
     if type(alist) in StringTypes:
         alist = alist.split()
     if args:
         if len(args)==1:
             default = args[0]
             return map(lambda attr: getattr(obj,attr,default),alist)
         else:
             raise ValueError,'getattr_list() takes only one optional argument'
     else:
         return map(lambda attr: getattr(obj,attr),alist)
     
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def map_method(method,object_list,*argseq,**kw):
     """map_method(method,object_list,*args,**kw) -> list
 
     Return a list of the results of applying the methods to the items of the
     argument sequence(s).  If more than one sequence is given, the method is
     called with an argument list consisting of the corresponding item of each
     sequence. All sequences must be of the same length.
 
     Keyword arguments are passed verbatim to all objects called.
 
     This is Python code, so it's not nearly as fast as the builtin map()."""
 
     out_list = []
     idx = 0
     for object in object_list:
         try:
             handler = getattr(object, method)
         except AttributeError:
             out_list.append(None)
         else:
             if argseq:
                 args = map(lambda lst:lst[idx],argseq)
                 #print 'ob',object,'hand',handler,'ar',args # dbg
                 out_list.append(handler(args,**kw))
             else:
                 out_list.append(handler(**kw))
         idx += 1
     return out_list
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def import_fail_info(mod_name,fns=None):
     """Inform load failure for a module."""
 
     if fns == None:
         warn("Loading of %s failed.\n" % (mod_name,))
     else:
         warn("Loading of %s from %s failed.\n" % (fns,mod_name))
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Proposed popitem() extension, written as a method
 
 class NotGiven: pass
 
 def popkey(dct,key,default=NotGiven):
     """Return dct[key] and delete dct[key].
 
     If default is given, return it if dct[key] doesn't exist, otherwise raise
     KeyError.  """
 
     try:
         val = dct[key]
     except KeyError:
         if default is NotGiven:
             raise
         else:
             return default
     else:
         del dct[key]
         return val
 #*************************** end of file <genutils.py> **********************
 

IPython/iplib.py

@@ -1,2138 +1,2153 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
 
 Requires Python 2.1 or newer.
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 988 2006-01-02 21:21:47Z fperez $
+$Id: iplib.py 990 2006-01-04 06:59:02Z fperez $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2005 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 __future__ import generators  # for 2.2 backwards-compatibility
 
 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
 
 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.Struct import Struct
 from IPython.background_jobs import BackgroundJobManager
 from IPython.usage import cmd_line_usage,interactive_usage
 from IPython.genutils import *
 
 # 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
 ini_spaces_re = re.compile(r'^(\s+)')
 dedent_re = re.compile(r'^\s+raise|^\s+return|^\s+pass')
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Some utility function definitions
 
 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):
 
         # 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()
 
         # 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()
 
         # Do the intuitively correct thing for quit/exit: we remove the
         # builtins if they exist, and our own magics will deal with this
         try:
             del __builtin__.exit, __builtin__.quit
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
         # 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 = Bunch()
 
         # 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:-(.
         
         if user_ns is None:
             # Set __name__ to __main__ to better match the behavior of the
             # normal interpreter.
             user_ns = {'__name__'     :'__main__',
                        '__builtins__' : __builtin__,
                        }
             
         if user_global_ns is None:
             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'])
 
         # 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__:
             self.set_hook(hook_name,getattr(hooks,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
-        self.re_exclude_auto = re.compile('^[!=()<>,\*/\+-]|^is ')
+        self.re_exclude_auto = re.compile('^[!=()\[\]<>,\*/\+-]|^is ')
 
         # 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)
 
         # Object inspector
         self.inspector = OInspect.Inspector(OInspect.InspectColors,
                                             PyColorize.ANSICodeColors,
                                             'NoColor')
         # indentation management
         self.autoindent = False
         self.indent_current_nsp = 0
         self.indent_current = '' # actual indent string
 
         # 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()
     # end __init__
 
     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
         
         # Load readline proper
         if rc.readline:
             self.init_readline()
 
         # log system
         self.logger = Logger(self,logfname='ipython_log.py',logmode='rotate')
         # 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)
 
         # dynamic data that survives through sessions
         # XXX make the filename a config option?
         persist_base = 'persist'
         if rc.profile:
             persist_base += '_%s' % rc.profile
         self.persist_fname =  os.path.join(rc.ipythondir,persist_base)
 
         try:
             self.persist = pickle.load(file(self.persist_fname))
         except:
             self.persist = {}
         
         
         for (key, value) in [(k[2:],v) for (k,v) in self.persist.items() if k.startswith('S:')]:
             try:
                 obj = pickle.loads(value)
             except:
                 
                 print "Unable to restore variable '%s', ignoring (use %%store -d to forget!)" % key
                 print "The error was:",sys.exc_info()[0]
                 continue
                 
             
             self.user_ns[key] = obj
 
     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."""
 
         builtins_new  = dict(__IPYTHON__ = self,
                              ip_set_hook = self.set_hook,
                              jobs = self.jobs,
                              ipmagic = self.ipmagic,
                              ipalias = self.ipalias,
                              ipsystem = self.ipsystem,
                              )
         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):
         """set_hook(name,hook) -> sets an internal IPython hook.
 
         IPython exposes some of its internal API as user-modifiable hooks.  By
         resetting 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.
         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]
         if magic_name.startswith(self.ESC_MAGIC):
             magic_name = magic_name[1:]
         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):
         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."""
         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. """
 
         # 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
         try:
             pickle.dump(self.persist, open(self.persist_fname,"w"))
         except:
             print "*** ERROR *** persistent data saving failed."
         
     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."""
 
         self.readline.insert_text(self.indent_current)
 
     def init_readline(self):
         """Command history completion/saving/reloading."""
         try:
             import readline
         except ImportError:
             self.has_readline = 0
             self.readline = None
             # no point in bugging windows users with this every time:
             if os.name == 'posix':
                 warn('Readline services not available on this platform.')
         else:
             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>'):
             return False
         try:
             if not ask_yes_no('Return to editor to correct syntax error? '
                               '[Y/n] ','y'):
                 return False
         except EOFError:
             return False
         self.hooks.fix_error_editor(e.filename,e.lineno,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:
                 f = file(err.filename)
                 try:
                     sys.displayhook(f.read())
                 finally:
                     f.close()
 
     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()
         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):
         """Display the exception that just occurred."""
 
         # 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:
             type, value, tb = sys.exc_info()
         else:
             type, value, tb = exc_tuple
         if type is SyntaxError:
             self.showsyntaxerror(filename)
         else:
             self.InteractiveTB()
             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 self.rc.banner:
                 banner = self.BANNER+self.banner2
             else:
                 banner = ''
         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(call_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:
 
             try:
                 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 EOFError:
                     if self.autoindent:
                         self.readline_startup_hook(None)
                     self.write("\n")
                     self.exit()
                 else:
                     more = self.push(line)
 
                     if (self.SyntaxTB.last_syntax_error and
                         self.rc.autoedit_syntax):
                         self.edit_syntax_error()
 
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 self.write("\nKeyboardInterrupt\n")
                 self.resetbuffer()
                 more = 0
                 # keep cache in sync with the prompt counter:
                 self.outputcache.prompt_count -= 1
 
                 if self.autoindent:
                     self.indent_current_nsp = 0
                     self.indent_current = ' '* self.indent_current_nsp
 
             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.")
             
         # We are off again...
         __builtin__.__dict__['__IPYTHON__active'] -= 1
 
     def excepthook(self, type, 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.InteractiveTB(type, value, tb, tb_offset=0)
       if self.InteractiveTB.call_pdb and self.has_readline:
           self.readline.set_completer(self.Completer.complete)
 
     def call_alias(self,alias,rest=''):
         """Call an alias given its name and the rest of the line.
 
         This function MUST be given a proper alias, because it doesn't make
         any checks when looking up into the alias table.  The caller is
         responsible for invoking it only with a valid alias."""
 
         #print 'ALIAS: <%s>+<%s>' % (alias,rest) # dbg
         nargs,cmd = self.alias_table[alias]
         # 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
             cmd = '%s %s' % (cmd % tuple(args[:nargs]),' '.join(args[nargs:]))
         # Now call the macro, evaluating in the user's namespace
         try:
             self.system(cmd)
         except:
             self.showtraceback()
 
     def autoindent_update(self,line):
         """Keep track of the indent level."""
         if self.autoindent:
             if line:
                 ini_spaces = ini_spaces_re.match(line)
                 if ini_spaces:
                     nspaces = ini_spaces.end()
                 else:
                     nspaces = 0
                 self.indent_current_nsp = nspaces
 
                 if line[-1] == ':':
                     self.indent_current_nsp += 4
                 elif dedent_re.match(line):
                     self.indent_current_nsp -= 4
             else:
                 self.indent_current_nsp = 0
 
             # indent_current is the actual string to be inserted
             # by the readline hooks for indentation
             self.indent_current = ' '* self.indent_current_nsp
 
     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.
         if self.autoindent:
             line2 = line[self.indent_current_nsp:]
             if line2[0:1] in (' ','\t'):
                 line = line2
         return self.prefilter(line,continue_prompt)
         
     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
         if not line.strip():
             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)
         #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:
                     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 'iFun <%s> rest <%s>' % (iFun,theRest) # dbg
             if oinfo['isalias']:
                 return self.handle_alias(line,continue_prompt,
                                              pre,iFun,theRest)
 
             if self.rc.autocall and \
                    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)
+                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 isspace(line) and
             (line != self.indent_current or isspace(self.buffer[-1]))):
             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.
         line_out = '%sipalias("%s %s")' % (pre,iFun,esc_quotes(theRest))
         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 continue_prompt:  # multi-line statements
             if iFun.startswith('!!'):
                 print 'SyntaxError: !! is not allowed in multiline statements'
                 return pre
             else:
                 cmd = ("%s %s" % (iFun[1:],theRest))
                 line_out = '%sipsystem(r"""%s"""[:-1])' % (pre,cmd + "_")
         else: # single-line input
             if line.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[2:]),
                                          continue_prompt,pre,iFun,theRest)
             else:
                 cmd=line[1:]
                 line_out = '%sipsystem(r"""%s"""[:-1])' % (pre,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.
 
         Also log them with a prepended # so the log is clean Python."""
 
         cmd = '%sipmagic("%s")' % (pre,esc_quotes('%s %s' % (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):
+                    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)
         else:
-            # Auto-paren
-            if theRest[0:1] in ('=','['):
-                # Don't autocall in these cases.  They can be either
-                # rebindings of an existing callable's name, or item access
-                # for an object which is BOTH callable and implements
-                # __getitem__.
-                return '%s %s' % (iFun,theRest)
-            if theRest.endswith(';'):
-                newcmd = '%s(%s);' % (iFun.rstrip(),theRest[:-1])
+            # 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:
-                newcmd = '%s(%s)' % (iFun.rstrip(),theRest)
+                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)
 
-        print >>Term.cout, self.outputcache.prompt1.auto_rewrite() + newcmd
+        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 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')
         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:
                 etype,evalue = sys.exc_info()[:2]
                 self.SyntaxTB(etype,evalue,[])
                 warn('Failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
             except SystemExit,status:
                 if not kw['exit_ignore']:
                     self.InteractiveTB()
                     warn('Failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
             except:
                 self.InteractiveTB()
                 warn('Failure executing file: <%s>' % fname)
 
 #************************* end of file <iplib.py> *****************************

IPython/ipmaker.py

@@ -1,701 +1,701 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
 
 Requires Python 2.1 or better.
 
 This file contains the main make_IPython() starter function.
 
-$Id: ipmaker.py 967 2005-12-29 09:02:13Z fperez $"""
+$Id: ipmaker.py 990 2006-01-04 06:59:02Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       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.
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 from IPython import Release
 __author__  = '%s <%s>' % Release.authors['Fernando']
 __license__ = Release.license
 __version__ = Release.version
 
 credits._Printer__data = """
 Python: %s
 
 IPython: Fernando Perez, Janko Hauser, Nathan Gray, and many users.
 See http://ipython.scipy.org for more information.""" \
 % credits._Printer__data
 
 copyright._Printer__data += """
 
 Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Fernando Perez, Janko Hauser, Nathan Gray.
 All Rights Reserved."""
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Required modules
 
 # From the standard library
 import __main__
 import __builtin__
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 import types
 from pprint import pprint,pformat
 
 # Our own
 from IPython import DPyGetOpt
 from IPython.Struct import Struct
 from IPython.OutputTrap import OutputTrap
 from IPython.ConfigLoader import ConfigLoader
 from IPython.iplib import InteractiveShell
 from IPython.usage import cmd_line_usage,interactive_usage
 from IPython.genutils import *
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def make_IPython(argv=None,user_ns=None,user_global_ns=None,debug=1,
                  rc_override=None,shell_class=InteractiveShell,
                  embedded=False,**kw):
     """This is a dump of IPython into a single function.
 
     Later it will have to be broken up in a sensible manner.
 
     Arguments:
 
     - argv: a list similar to sys.argv[1:].  It should NOT contain the desired
     script name, b/c DPyGetOpt strips the first argument only for the real
     sys.argv.
 
     - user_ns: a dict to be used as the user's namespace."""
 
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Defaults and initialization
     
     # For developer debugging, deactivates crash handler and uses pdb.
     DEVDEBUG = False
 
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv
 
     # __IP is the main global that lives throughout and represents the whole
     # application. If the user redefines it, all bets are off as to what
     # happens.
 
     # __IP is the name of he global which the caller will have accessible as
     # __IP.name. We set its name via the first parameter passed to
     # InteractiveShell:
 
     IP = shell_class('__IP',user_ns=user_ns,user_global_ns=user_global_ns,
                      embedded=embedded,**kw)
 
     # Put 'help' in the user namespace
     from site import _Helper
     IP.user_ns['help'] = _Helper()
 
 
     if DEVDEBUG:
         # For developer debugging only (global flag)
         from IPython import ultraTB
         sys.excepthook = ultraTB.VerboseTB(call_pdb=1)
 
     IP.BANNER_PARTS = ['Python %s\n'
                          'Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" '
                          'for more information.\n'
                          % (sys.version.split('\n')[0],),
                          "IPython %s -- An enhanced Interactive Python."
                          % (__version__,),
 """?       -> Introduction to IPython's features.
 %magic  -> Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions.
 help    -> Python's own help system.
 object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
 """ ]
 
     IP.usage = interactive_usage
 
     # Platform-dependent suffix and directory names.  We use _ipython instead
     # of .ipython under win32 b/c there's software that breaks with .named
     # directories on that platform.
     if os.name == 'posix':
         rc_suffix = ''
         ipdir_def = '.ipython'
     else:
         rc_suffix = '.ini'
         ipdir_def = '_ipython'
 
     # default directory for configuration
     ipythondir = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get('IPYTHONDIR',
                                  os.path.join(IP.home_dir,ipdir_def)))
 
     # we need the directory where IPython itself is installed
     import IPython
     IPython_dir = os.path.dirname(IPython.__file__)
     del IPython
     
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Command line handling
 
     # Valid command line options (uses DPyGetOpt syntax, like Perl's
     # GetOpt::Long)
 
     # Any key not listed here gets deleted even if in the file (like session
     # or profile). That's deliberate, to maintain the rc namespace clean.
 
     # Each set of options appears twice: under _conv only the names are
     # listed, indicating which type they must be converted to when reading the
     # ipythonrc file. And under DPyGetOpt they are listed with the regular
     # DPyGetOpt syntax (=s,=i,:f,etc).
 
     # Make sure there's a space before each end of line (they get auto-joined!)
-    cmdline_opts = ('autocall! autoindent! automagic! banner! cache_size|cs=i '
+    cmdline_opts = ('autocall=i autoindent! automagic! banner! cache_size|cs=i '
                     'c=s classic|cl color_info! colors=s confirm_exit! '
                     'debug! deep_reload! editor=s log|l messages! nosep pdb! '
                     'pprint! prompt_in1|pi1=s prompt_in2|pi2=s prompt_out|po=s '
                     'quick screen_length|sl=i prompts_pad_left=i '
                     'logfile|lf=s logplay|lp=s profile|p=s '
                     'readline! readline_merge_completions! '
                     'readline_omit__names! '
                     'rcfile=s separate_in|si=s separate_out|so=s '
                     'separate_out2|so2=s xmode=s wildcards_case_sensitive! '
                     'magic_docstrings system_verbose! '
                     'multi_line_specials! '
                     'autoedit_syntax!')
 
     # Options that can *only* appear at the cmd line (not in rcfiles).
     
     # The "ignore" option is a kludge so that Emacs buffers don't crash, since
     # the 'C-c !' command in emacs automatically appends a -i option at the end.
     cmdline_only = ('help ignore|i ipythondir=s Version upgrade '
                     'gthread! qthread! wthread! pylab! tk!')
 
     # Build the actual name list to be used by DPyGetOpt
     opts_names = qw(cmdline_opts) + qw(cmdline_only)
 
     # Set sensible command line defaults.
     # This should have everything from  cmdline_opts and cmdline_only
     opts_def = Struct(autocall = 1,
                       autoedit_syntax = 1,
                       autoindent=0,
                       automagic = 1,
                       banner = 1,
                       cache_size = 1000,
                       c = '',
                       classic = 0,
                       colors = 'NoColor',
                       color_info = 0,
                       confirm_exit = 1,
                       debug = 0,
                       deep_reload = 0,
                       editor = '0',
                       help = 0,
                       ignore = 0,
                       ipythondir = ipythondir,
                       log = 0,
                       logfile = '',
                       logplay = '',
                       multi_line_specials = 1,
                       messages = 1,
                       nosep = 0,
                       pdb = 0,
                       pprint = 0,
                       profile = '',
                       prompt_in1 = 'In [\\#]: ',
                       prompt_in2 = '   .\\D.: ',
                       prompt_out = 'Out[\\#]: ',
                       prompts_pad_left = 1,
                       quick = 0,
                       readline = 1,
                       readline_merge_completions = 1,
                       readline_omit__names = 0,
                       rcfile = 'ipythonrc' + rc_suffix,
                       screen_length = 0,
                       separate_in = '\n',
                       separate_out = '\n',
                       separate_out2 = '',
                       system_verbose = 0,
                       gthread = 0,
                       qthread = 0,
                       wthread = 0,
                       pylab = 0,
                       tk = 0,
                       upgrade = 0,
                       Version = 0,
                       xmode = 'Verbose',
                       wildcards_case_sensitive = 1,
                       magic_docstrings = 0,  # undocumented, for doc generation
                       )
     
     # Things that will *only* appear in rcfiles (not at the command line).
     # Make sure there's a space before each end of line (they get auto-joined!)
     rcfile_opts = { qwflat: 'include import_mod import_all execfile ',
                     qw_lol: 'import_some ',
                     # for things with embedded whitespace:
                     list_strings:'execute alias readline_parse_and_bind ',
                     # Regular strings need no conversion:
                     None:'readline_remove_delims ',
                     }
     # Default values for these
     rc_def = Struct(include = [],
                     import_mod = [], 
                     import_all = [],
                     import_some = [[]],
                     execute = [],
                     execfile = [],
                     alias = [],
                     readline_parse_and_bind = [],
                     readline_remove_delims = '',
                     )
 
     # Build the type conversion dictionary from the above tables:
     typeconv = rcfile_opts.copy()
     typeconv.update(optstr2types(cmdline_opts))
 
     # FIXME: the None key appears in both, put that back together by hand. Ugly!
     typeconv[None] += ' ' + rcfile_opts[None]
 
     # Remove quotes at ends of all strings (used to protect spaces)
     typeconv[unquote_ends] = typeconv[None]
     del typeconv[None]
 
     # Build the list we'll use to make all config decisions with defaults:
     opts_all = opts_def.copy()
     opts_all.update(rc_def)
 
     # Build conflict resolver for recursive loading of config files:
     # - preserve means the outermost file maintains the value, it is not
     # overwritten if an included file has the same key.
     # - add_flip applies + to the two values, so it better make sense to add
     # those types of keys. But it flips them first so that things loaded
     # deeper in the inclusion chain have lower precedence.
     conflict = {'preserve': ' '.join([ typeconv[int],
                                        typeconv[unquote_ends] ]),
                 'add_flip': ' '.join([ typeconv[qwflat],
                                        typeconv[qw_lol],
                                        typeconv[list_strings] ])
                 }
 
     # Now actually process the command line
     getopt = DPyGetOpt.DPyGetOpt()
     getopt.setIgnoreCase(0)
 
     getopt.parseConfiguration(opts_names)
 
     try:
         getopt.processArguments(argv)
     except:
         print cmd_line_usage
         warn('\nError in Arguments: ' + `sys.exc_value`)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # convert the options dict to a struct for much lighter syntax later
     opts = Struct(getopt.optionValues)
     args = getopt.freeValues
 
     # this is the struct (which has default values at this point) with which
     # we make all decisions:
     opts_all.update(opts)
 
     # Options that force an immediate exit
     if opts_all.help:
         page(cmd_line_usage)
         sys.exit()
 
     if opts_all.Version:
         print __version__
         sys.exit()
 
     if opts_all.magic_docstrings:
         IP.magic_magic('-latex')
         sys.exit()
 
     # Create user config directory if it doesn't exist. This must be done
     # *after* getting the cmd line options.
     if not os.path.isdir(opts_all.ipythondir):
         IP.user_setup(opts_all.ipythondir,rc_suffix,'install')
 
     # upgrade user config files while preserving a copy of the originals
     if opts_all.upgrade:
         IP.user_setup(opts_all.ipythondir,rc_suffix,'upgrade')
 
     # check mutually exclusive options in the *original* command line
     mutex_opts(opts,[qw('log logfile'),qw('rcfile profile'),
                      qw('classic profile'),qw('classic rcfile')])
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Log replay
     
     # if -logplay, we need to 'become' the other session. That basically means
     # replacing the current command line environment with that of the old
     # session and moving on.
 
     # this is needed so that later we know we're in session reload mode, as
     # opts_all will get overwritten:
     load_logplay = 0
 
     if opts_all.logplay:
         load_logplay = opts_all.logplay 
         opts_debug_save = opts_all.debug
         try:
             logplay = open(opts_all.logplay)
         except IOError:
             if opts_all.debug: IP.InteractiveTB()
             warn('Could not open logplay file '+`opts_all.logplay`)
             # restore state as if nothing had happened and move on, but make
             # sure that later we don't try to actually load the session file
             logplay = None
             load_logplay = 0
             del opts_all.logplay
         else:
             try: 
                 logplay.readline()
                 logplay.readline();
                 # this reloads that session's command line
                 cmd = logplay.readline()[6:] 
                 exec cmd
                 # restore the true debug flag given so that the process of
                 # session loading itself can be monitored.
                 opts.debug = opts_debug_save
                 # save the logplay flag so later we don't overwrite the log
                 opts.logplay = load_logplay
                 # now we must update our own structure with defaults
                 opts_all.update(opts)
                 # now load args
                 cmd = logplay.readline()[6:] 
                 exec cmd
                 logplay.close()
             except:
                 logplay.close()
                 if opts_all.debug: IP.InteractiveTB()
                 warn("Logplay file lacking full configuration information.\n"
                      "I'll try to read it, but some things may not work.")
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # set up output traps: catch all output from files, being run, modules
     # loaded, etc. Then give it to the user in a clean form at the end.
     
     msg_out = 'Output messages. '
     msg_err = 'Error messages. '
     msg_sep = '\n'
     msg = Struct(config    = OutputTrap('Configuration Loader',msg_out,
                                         msg_err,msg_sep,debug,
                                         quiet_out=1),
                  user_exec = OutputTrap('User File Execution',msg_out,
                                         msg_err,msg_sep,debug),
                  logplay   = OutputTrap('Log Loader',msg_out,
                                         msg_err,msg_sep,debug),
                  summary = ''
                  )
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Process user ipythonrc-type configuration files
 
     # turn on output trapping and log to msg.config
     # remember that with debug on, trapping is actually disabled
     msg.config.trap_all()
 
     # look for rcfile in current or default directory
     try:
         opts_all.rcfile = filefind(opts_all.rcfile,opts_all.ipythondir)
     except IOError:
         if opts_all.debug:  IP.InteractiveTB()
         warn('Configuration file %s not found. Ignoring request.'
              % (opts_all.rcfile) )
 
     # 'profiles' are a shorthand notation for config filenames
     if opts_all.profile:
         try:
             opts_all.rcfile = filefind('ipythonrc-' + opts_all.profile
                                        + rc_suffix,
                                        opts_all.ipythondir)
         except IOError:
            if opts_all.debug:  IP.InteractiveTB()
            opts.profile = ''  # remove profile from options if invalid
            warn('Profile configuration file %s not found. Ignoring request.'
                 % (opts_all.profile) )
 
     # load the config file
     rcfiledata = None
     if opts_all.quick:
         print 'Launching IPython in quick mode. No config file read.'
     elif opts_all.classic:
         print 'Launching IPython in classic mode. No config file read.'
     elif opts_all.rcfile:
         try:
             cfg_loader = ConfigLoader(conflict)
             rcfiledata = cfg_loader.load(opts_all.rcfile,typeconv,
                                          'include',opts_all.ipythondir,
                                          purge = 1,
                                          unique = conflict['preserve'])
         except:
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             warn('Problems loading configuration file '+
                  `opts_all.rcfile`+
                  '\nStarting with default -bare bones- configuration.')
     else:
         warn('No valid configuration file found in either currrent directory\n'+
              'or in the IPython config. directory: '+`opts_all.ipythondir`+
              '\nProceeding with internal defaults.')
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Set exception handlers in mode requested by user.
     otrap = OutputTrap(trap_out=1)  # trap messages from magic_xmode
     IP.magic_xmode(opts_all.xmode)
     otrap.release_out()
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Execute user config
 
     # Create a valid config structure with the right precedence order:
     # defaults < rcfile < command line.  This needs to be in the instance, so
     # that method calls below that rely on it find it.
     IP.rc = rc_def.copy()
 
     # Work with a local alias inside this routine to avoid unnecessary
     # attribute lookups.
     IP_rc = IP.rc
     
     IP_rc.update(opts_def)
     if rcfiledata:
         # now we can update 
         IP_rc.update(rcfiledata)
     IP_rc.update(opts)
     IP_rc.update(rc_override)
 
     # Store the original cmd line for reference:
     IP_rc.opts = opts
     IP_rc.args = args
 
     # create a *runtime* Struct like rc for holding parameters which may be
     # created and/or modified by runtime user extensions.
     IP.runtime_rc = Struct()
 
     # from this point on, all config should be handled through IP_rc,
     # opts* shouldn't be used anymore.
 
     # add personal .ipython dir to sys.path so that users can put things in
     # there for customization
     sys.path.append(IP_rc.ipythondir)
     sys.path.insert(0, '') # add . to sys.path. Fix from Prabhu Ramachandran
     
     # update IP_rc with some special things that need manual
     # tweaks. Basically options which affect other options. I guess this
     # should just be written so that options are fully orthogonal and we
     # wouldn't worry about this stuff!
 
     if IP_rc.classic:
         IP_rc.quick = 1
         IP_rc.cache_size = 0
         IP_rc.pprint = 0
         IP_rc.prompt_in1 = '>>> '
         IP_rc.prompt_in2 = '... '
         IP_rc.prompt_out = ''
         IP_rc.separate_in = IP_rc.separate_out = IP_rc.separate_out2 = '0'
         IP_rc.colors = 'NoColor'
         IP_rc.xmode = 'Plain'
 
     # configure readline
     # Define the history file for saving commands in between sessions
     if IP_rc.profile:
         histfname = 'history-%s' % IP_rc.profile
     else:
         histfname = 'history'
     IP.histfile = os.path.join(opts_all.ipythondir,histfname)
 
     # update exception handlers with rc file status
     otrap.trap_out()  # I don't want these messages ever.
     IP.magic_xmode(IP_rc.xmode)
     otrap.release_out()
 
     # activate logging if requested and not reloading a log
     if IP_rc.logplay:
         IP.magic_logstart(IP_rc.logplay + ' append')
     elif  IP_rc.logfile:
         IP.magic_logstart(IP_rc.logfile)
     elif IP_rc.log:
         IP.magic_logstart()
 
     # find user editor so that it we don't have to look it up constantly
     if IP_rc.editor.strip()=='0':
         try:
             ed = os.environ['EDITOR']
         except KeyError:
             if os.name == 'posix':
                 ed = 'vi'  # the only one guaranteed to be there!
             else:
                 ed = 'notepad' # same in Windows!
         IP_rc.editor = ed
 
     # Keep track of whether this is an embedded instance or not (useful for
     # post-mortems).
     IP_rc.embedded = IP.embedded
 
     # Recursive reload
     try:
         from IPython import deep_reload
         if IP_rc.deep_reload:
             __builtin__.reload = deep_reload.reload
         else:
             __builtin__.dreload = deep_reload.reload
         del deep_reload
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
     # Save the current state of our namespace so that the interactive shell
     # can later know which variables have been created by us from config files
     # and loading. This way, loading a file (in any way) is treated just like
     # defining things on the command line, and %who works as expected.
 
     # DON'T do anything that affects the namespace beyond this point!
     IP.internal_ns.update(__main__.__dict__)
 
     #IP.internal_ns.update(locals()) # so our stuff doesn't show up in %who
 
     # Now run through the different sections of the users's config
     if IP_rc.debug:
         print 'Trying to execute the following configuration structure:'
         print '(Things listed first are deeper in the inclusion tree and get'
         print 'loaded first).\n'
         pprint(IP_rc.__dict__)
         
     for mod in IP_rc.import_mod:
         try:
             exec 'import '+mod in IP.user_ns
         except :
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             import_fail_info(mod)
 
     for mod_fn in IP_rc.import_some:
         if mod_fn == []: break
         mod,fn = mod_fn[0],','.join(mod_fn[1:])
         try:
             exec 'from '+mod+' import '+fn in IP.user_ns
         except :
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             import_fail_info(mod,fn)
 
     for mod in IP_rc.import_all:
         try:
             exec 'from '+mod+' import *' in IP.user_ns
         except :
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             import_fail_info(mod)
 
     for code in IP_rc.execute:
         try:
             exec code in IP.user_ns
         except:
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             warn('Failure executing code: ' + `code`)
 
     # Execute the files the user wants in ipythonrc
     for file in IP_rc.execfile:
         try:
             file = filefind(file,sys.path+[IPython_dir])
         except IOError:
             warn(itpl('File $file not found. Skipping it.'))
         else:
             IP.safe_execfile(os.path.expanduser(file),IP.user_ns)
 
     # release stdout and stderr and save config log into a global summary
     msg.config.release_all()
     if IP_rc.messages:
         msg.summary += msg.config.summary_all()
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Setup interactive session
 
     # Now we should be fully configured. We can then execute files or load
     # things only needed for interactive use. Then we'll open the shell.
 
     # Take a snapshot of the user namespace before opening the shell. That way
     # we'll be able to identify which things were interactively defined and
     # which were defined through config files.
     IP.user_config_ns = IP.user_ns.copy()
 
     # Force reading a file as if it were a session log. Slower but safer.
     if load_logplay:
         print 'Replaying log...'
         try:
             if IP_rc.debug:
                 logplay_quiet = 0
             else:
                  logplay_quiet = 1
 
             msg.logplay.trap_all()
             IP.safe_execfile(load_logplay,IP.user_ns,
                              islog = 1, quiet = logplay_quiet)
             msg.logplay.release_all()
             if IP_rc.messages:
                 msg.summary += msg.logplay.summary_all()
         except:
             warn('Problems replaying logfile %s.' % load_logplay)
             IP.InteractiveTB()
 
     # Load remaining files in command line
     msg.user_exec.trap_all()
 
     # Do NOT execute files named in the command line as scripts to be loaded
     # by embedded instances.  Doing so has the potential for an infinite
     # recursion if there are exceptions thrown in the process.
 
     # XXX FIXME: the execution of user files should be moved out to after
     # ipython is fully initialized, just as if they were run via %run at the
     # ipython prompt.  This would also give them the benefit of ipython's
     # nice tracebacks.
     
     if not embedded and IP_rc.args:
         name_save = IP.user_ns['__name__']
         IP.user_ns['__name__'] = '__main__'
         try:
             # Set our own excepthook in case the user code tries to call it
             # directly. This prevents triggering the IPython crash handler.
             old_excepthook,sys.excepthook = sys.excepthook, IP.excepthook
             for run in args:
                 IP.safe_execfile(run,IP.user_ns)
         finally:
             # Reset our crash handler in place
             sys.excepthook = old_excepthook
             
         IP.user_ns['__name__'] = name_save
         
     msg.user_exec.release_all()
     if IP_rc.messages:
         msg.summary += msg.user_exec.summary_all()
 
     # since we can't specify a null string on the cmd line, 0 is the equivalent:
     if IP_rc.nosep:
         IP_rc.separate_in = IP_rc.separate_out = IP_rc.separate_out2 = '0'
     if IP_rc.separate_in == '0': IP_rc.separate_in = ''
     if IP_rc.separate_out == '0': IP_rc.separate_out = ''
     if IP_rc.separate_out2 == '0': IP_rc.separate_out2 = ''
     IP_rc.separate_in = IP_rc.separate_in.replace('\\n','\n')
     IP_rc.separate_out = IP_rc.separate_out.replace('\\n','\n')
     IP_rc.separate_out2 = IP_rc.separate_out2.replace('\\n','\n')
 
     # Determine how many lines at the bottom of the screen are needed for
     # showing prompts, so we can know wheter long strings are to be printed or
     # paged:
     num_lines_bot = IP_rc.separate_in.count('\n')+1
     IP_rc.screen_length = IP_rc.screen_length - num_lines_bot
 
     # configure startup banner
     if IP_rc.c:  # regular python doesn't print the banner with -c
         IP_rc.banner = 0
     if IP_rc.banner:
         BANN_P = IP.BANNER_PARTS
     else:
         BANN_P = []
 
     if IP_rc.profile: BANN_P.append('IPython profile: %s\n' % IP_rc.profile)
 
     # add message log (possibly empty)
     if msg.summary: BANN_P.append(msg.summary)
     # Final banner is a string
     IP.BANNER = '\n'.join(BANN_P)
 
     # Finalize the IPython instance.  This assumes the rc structure is fully
     # in place.
     IP.post_config_initialization()
 
     return IP
 #************************ end of file <ipmaker.py> **************************

IPython/usage.py

@@ -1,585 +1,589 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 966 2005-12-29 08:34:07Z fperez $
+# $Id: usage.py 990 2006-01-04 06:59:02Z 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).
 
               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.
 
-       -[no]autocall
-              Make  IPython automatically call any callable object even if you
-              didn’t type explicit parentheses. For example, ’str 43’  becomes
-              ’str(43)’ automatically.
+       -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 [\#]:’.
 
               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.:’
               (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.
 
        -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
 """