Fix Windows-specific bug in path handling for Qt console.

IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py

@@ -1,616 +1,616 b''
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 # Standard library imports
 from collections import namedtuple
 import sys
 import time
 
 # System library imports
 from pygments.lexers import PythonLexer
 from IPython.external.qt import QtCore, QtGui
 
 # Local imports
 from IPython.core.inputsplitter import InputSplitter, transform_classic_prompt
 from IPython.core.oinspect import call_tip
 from IPython.frontend.qt.base_frontend_mixin import BaseFrontendMixin
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool
 from bracket_matcher import BracketMatcher
 from call_tip_widget import CallTipWidget
 from completion_lexer import CompletionLexer
 from history_console_widget import HistoryConsoleWidget
 from pygments_highlighter import PygmentsHighlighter
 
 
 class FrontendHighlighter(PygmentsHighlighter):
     """ A PygmentsHighlighter that can be turned on and off and that ignores
         prompts.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, frontend):
         super(FrontendHighlighter, self).__init__(frontend._control.document())
         self._current_offset = 0
         self._frontend = frontend
         self.highlighting_on = False
 
     def highlightBlock(self, string):
         """ Highlight a block of text. Reimplemented to highlight selectively.
         """
         if not self.highlighting_on:
             return
 
         # The input to this function is a unicode string that may contain
         # paragraph break characters, non-breaking spaces, etc. Here we acquire
         # the string as plain text so we can compare it.
         current_block = self.currentBlock()
         string = self._frontend._get_block_plain_text(current_block)
 
         # Decide whether to check for the regular or continuation prompt.
         if current_block.contains(self._frontend._prompt_pos):
             prompt = self._frontend._prompt
         else:
             prompt = self._frontend._continuation_prompt
 
         # Don't highlight the part of the string that contains the prompt.
         if string.startswith(prompt):
             self._current_offset = len(prompt)
             string = string[len(prompt):]
         else:
             self._current_offset = 0
 
         PygmentsHighlighter.highlightBlock(self, string)
 
     def rehighlightBlock(self, block):
         """ Reimplemented to temporarily enable highlighting if disabled.
         """
         old = self.highlighting_on
         self.highlighting_on = True
         super(FrontendHighlighter, self).rehighlightBlock(block)
         self.highlighting_on = old
 
     def setFormat(self, start, count, format):
         """ Reimplemented to highlight selectively.
         """
         start += self._current_offset
         PygmentsHighlighter.setFormat(self, start, count, format)
 
 
 class FrontendWidget(HistoryConsoleWidget, BaseFrontendMixin):
     """ A Qt frontend for a generic Python kernel.
     """
 
     # An option and corresponding signal for overriding the default kernel
     # interrupt behavior.
     custom_interrupt = Bool(False)
     custom_interrupt_requested = QtCore.Signal()
 
     # An option and corresponding signals for overriding the default kernel
     # restart behavior.
     custom_restart = Bool(False)
     custom_restart_kernel_died = QtCore.Signal(float)
     custom_restart_requested = QtCore.Signal()
 
     # Emitted when a user visible 'execute_request' has been submitted to the
     # kernel from the FrontendWidget. Contains the code to be executed.
     executing = QtCore.Signal(object)
 
     # Emitted when a user-visible 'execute_reply' has been received from the
     # kernel and processed by the FrontendWidget. Contains the response message.
     executed = QtCore.Signal(object)
 
     # Emitted when an exit request has been received from the kernel.
     exit_requested = QtCore.Signal()
     
     # Protected class variables.
     _CallTipRequest = namedtuple('_CallTipRequest', ['id', 'pos'])
     _CompletionRequest = namedtuple('_CompletionRequest', ['id', 'pos'])
     _ExecutionRequest = namedtuple('_ExecutionRequest', ['id', 'kind'])
     _input_splitter_class = InputSplitter
     _local_kernel = False
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'object' interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
         super(FrontendWidget, self).__init__(*args, **kw)
 
         # FrontendWidget protected variables.
         self._bracket_matcher = BracketMatcher(self._control)
         self._call_tip_widget = CallTipWidget(self._control)
         self._completion_lexer = CompletionLexer(PythonLexer())
         self._copy_raw_action = QtGui.QAction('Copy (Raw Text)', None)
         self._hidden = False
         self._highlighter = FrontendHighlighter(self)
         self._input_splitter = self._input_splitter_class(input_mode='cell')
         self._kernel_manager = None
         self._request_info = {}
 
         # Configure the ConsoleWidget.
         self.tab_width = 4
         self._set_continuation_prompt('... ')
 
         # Configure the CallTipWidget.
         self._call_tip_widget.setFont(self.font)
         self.font_changed.connect(self._call_tip_widget.setFont)
 
         # Configure actions.
         action = self._copy_raw_action
         key = QtCore.Qt.CTRL | QtCore.Qt.SHIFT | QtCore.Qt.Key_C
         action.setEnabled(False)
         action.setShortcut(QtGui.QKeySequence(key))
         action.setShortcutContext(QtCore.Qt.WidgetWithChildrenShortcut)
         action.triggered.connect(self.copy_raw)
         self.copy_available.connect(action.setEnabled)
         self.addAction(action)
 
         # Connect signal handlers.
         document = self._control.document()
         document.contentsChange.connect(self._document_contents_change)
         
         # Set flag for whether we are connected via localhost.
         self._local_kernel = kw.get('local_kernel', 
                                     FrontendWidget._local_kernel)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'ConsoleWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def copy(self):
         """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard, removing prompts.
         """
         text = self._control.textCursor().selection().toPlainText()
         if text:
             lines = map(transform_classic_prompt, text.splitlines())
             text = '\n'.join(lines)
             QtGui.QApplication.clipboard().setText(text)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'ConsoleWidget' abstract interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _is_complete(self, source, interactive):
         """ Returns whether 'source' can be completely processed and a new
             prompt created. When triggered by an Enter/Return key press,
             'interactive' is True; otherwise, it is False.
         """
         complete = self._input_splitter.push(source)
         if interactive:
             complete = not self._input_splitter.push_accepts_more()
         return complete
 
     def _execute(self, source, hidden):
         """ Execute 'source'. If 'hidden', do not show any output.
 
         See parent class :meth:`execute` docstring for full details.
         """
         msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.execute(source, hidden)
         self._request_info['execute'] = self._ExecutionRequest(msg_id, 'user')
         self._hidden = hidden
         if not hidden:
             self.executing.emit(source)
         
     def _prompt_started_hook(self):
         """ Called immediately after a new prompt is displayed.
         """
         if not self._reading:
             self._highlighter.highlighting_on = True
 
     def _prompt_finished_hook(self):
         """ Called immediately after a prompt is finished, i.e. when some input
             will be processed and a new prompt displayed.
         """
         # Flush all state from the input splitter so the next round of
         # reading input starts with a clean buffer.
         self._input_splitter.reset()
 
         if not self._reading:
             self._highlighter.highlighting_on = False
 
     def _tab_pressed(self):
         """ Called when the tab key is pressed. Returns whether to continue
             processing the event.
         """
         # Perform tab completion if:
         # 1) The cursor is in the input buffer.
         # 2) There is a non-whitespace character before the cursor.
         text = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line()
         if text is None:
             return False
         complete = bool(text[:self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column()].strip())
         if complete:
             self._complete()
         return not complete
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'ConsoleWidget' protected interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _context_menu_make(self, pos):
         """ Reimplemented to add an action for raw copy.
         """
         menu = super(FrontendWidget, self)._context_menu_make(pos)
         for before_action in menu.actions():
             if before_action.shortcut().matches(QtGui.QKeySequence.Paste) == \
                     QtGui.QKeySequence.ExactMatch:
                 menu.insertAction(before_action, self._copy_raw_action)
                 break
         return menu
 
     def _event_filter_console_keypress(self, event):
         """ Reimplemented for execution interruption and smart backspace.
         """
         key = event.key()
         if self._control_key_down(event.modifiers(), include_command=False):
 
             if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_C and self._executing:
                 self.interrupt_kernel()
                 return True
 
             elif key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Period:
                 message = 'Are you sure you want to restart the kernel?'
                 self.restart_kernel(message, now=False)
                 return True
 
         elif not event.modifiers() & QtCore.Qt.AltModifier:
 
             # Smart backspace: remove four characters in one backspace if:
             # 1) everything left of the cursor is whitespace
             # 2) the four characters immediately left of the cursor are spaces
             if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Backspace:
                 col = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column()
                 cursor = self._control.textCursor()
                 if col > 3 and not cursor.hasSelection():
                     text = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line()[:col]
                     if text.endswith('    ') and not text.strip():
                         cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left,
                                             QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor, 4)
                         cursor.removeSelectedText()
                         return True
 
         return super(FrontendWidget, self)._event_filter_console_keypress(event)
 
     def _insert_continuation_prompt(self, cursor):
         """ Reimplemented for auto-indentation.
         """
         super(FrontendWidget, self)._insert_continuation_prompt(cursor)
         cursor.insertText(' ' * self._input_splitter.indent_spaces)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'BaseFrontendMixin' abstract interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _handle_complete_reply(self, rep):
         """ Handle replies for tab completion.
         """
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
         info = self._request_info.get('complete')
         if info and info.id == rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
                 info.pos == cursor.position():
             text = '.'.join(self._get_context())
             cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left, n=len(text))
             self._complete_with_items(cursor, rep['content']['matches'])
 
     def _handle_execute_reply(self, msg):
         """ Handles replies for code execution.
         """
         info = self._request_info.get('execute')
         if info and info.id == msg['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
                 info.kind == 'user' and not self._hidden:
             # Make sure that all output from the SUB channel has been processed
             # before writing a new prompt.
             self.kernel_manager.sub_channel.flush()
 
             # Reset the ANSI style information to prevent bad text in stdout
             # from messing up our colors. We're not a true terminal so we're
             # allowed to do this.
             if self.ansi_codes:
                 self._ansi_processor.reset_sgr()
 
             content = msg['content']
             status = content['status']
             if status == 'ok':
                 self._process_execute_ok(msg)
             elif status == 'error':
                 self._process_execute_error(msg)
             elif status == 'abort':
                 self._process_execute_abort(msg)
 
             self._show_interpreter_prompt_for_reply(msg)
             self.executed.emit(msg)
 
     def _handle_input_request(self, msg):
         """ Handle requests for raw_input.
         """
         if self._hidden:
             raise RuntimeError('Request for raw input during hidden execution.')
 
         # Make sure that all output from the SUB channel has been processed
         # before entering readline mode.
         self.kernel_manager.sub_channel.flush()
 
         def callback(line):
             self.kernel_manager.rep_channel.input(line)
         self._readline(msg['content']['prompt'], callback=callback)
 
     def _handle_kernel_died(self, since_last_heartbeat):
         """ Handle the kernel's death by asking if the user wants to restart.
         """
         if self.custom_restart:
             self.custom_restart_kernel_died.emit(since_last_heartbeat)
         else:
             message = 'The kernel heartbeat has been inactive for %.2f ' \
                 'seconds. Do you want to restart the kernel? You may ' \
                 'first want to check the network connection.' % \
                 since_last_heartbeat
             self.restart_kernel(message, now=True)
 
     def _handle_object_info_reply(self, rep):
         """ Handle replies for call tips.
         """
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
         info = self._request_info.get('call_tip')
         if info and info.id == rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
                 info.pos == cursor.position():
             # Get the information for a call tip.  For now we format the call
             # line as string, later we can pass False to format_call and
             # syntax-highlight it ourselves for nicer formatting in the
             # calltip.
             if rep['content']['ismagic']:
                 # Don't generate a call-tip for magics. Ideally, we should
                 # generate a tooltip, but not on ( like we do for actual
                 # callables.
                 call_info, doc = None, None
             else:
                 call_info, doc = call_tip(rep['content'], format_call=True)
             if call_info or doc:
                 self._call_tip_widget.show_call_info(call_info, doc)
 
     def _handle_pyout(self, msg):
         """ Handle display hook output.
         """
         if not self._hidden and self._is_from_this_session(msg):
             self._append_plain_text(msg['content']['data']['text/plain'] + '\n')
 
     def _handle_stream(self, msg):
         """ Handle stdout, stderr, and stdin.
         """
         if not self._hidden and self._is_from_this_session(msg):
             # Most consoles treat tabs as being 8 space characters. Convert tabs
             # to spaces so that output looks as expected regardless of this
             # widget's tab width.
             text = msg['content']['data'].expandtabs(8)
             
             self._append_plain_text(text)
             self._control.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.End)
 
     def _handle_shutdown_reply(self, msg):
         """ Handle shutdown signal, only if from other console.
         """
         if not self._hidden and not self._is_from_this_session(msg):
             if self._local_kernel:
                 if not msg['content']['restart']:
                     sys.exit(0)
                 else:
                     # we just got notified of a restart!
                     time.sleep(0.25) # wait 1/4 sec to reset
                                      # lest the request for a new prompt
                                      # goes to the old kernel
                     self.reset()
             else: # remote kernel, prompt on Kernel shutdown/reset
                 title = self.window().windowTitle()
                 if not msg['content']['restart']:
                     reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, title,
                         "Kernel has been shutdown permanently. "
                         "Close the Console?",
                         QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes,QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
                     if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
                         sys.exit(0)
                 else:
                     reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, title,
                         "Kernel has been reset. Clear the Console?",
                         QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes,QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
                     if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
                         time.sleep(0.25) # wait 1/4 sec to reset
                                          # lest the request for a new prompt
                                          # goes to the old kernel
                         self.reset()
 
     def _started_channels(self):
         """ Called when the KernelManager channels have started listening or 
             when the frontend is assigned an already listening KernelManager.
         """
         self.reset()
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'FrontendWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def copy_raw(self):
         """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard without attempting
             to remove prompts or otherwise alter the text.
         """
         self._control.copy()
 
     def execute_file(self, path, hidden=False):
         """ Attempts to execute file with 'path'. If 'hidden', no output is
             shown.
         """
-        self.execute('execfile("%s")' % path, hidden=hidden)
+        self.execute('execfile(%r)' % path, hidden=hidden)
 
     def interrupt_kernel(self):
         """ Attempts to interrupt the running kernel.
         """
         if self.custom_interrupt:
             self.custom_interrupt_requested.emit()
         elif self.kernel_manager.has_kernel:
             self.kernel_manager.interrupt_kernel()
         else:
             self._append_plain_text('Kernel process is either remote or '
                                     'unspecified. Cannot interrupt.\n')
 
     def reset(self):
         """ Resets the widget to its initial state. Similar to ``clear``, but
             also re-writes the banner and aborts execution if necessary.
         """ 
         if self._executing:
             self._executing = False
             self._request_info['execute'] = None
         self._reading = False
         self._highlighter.highlighting_on = False
 
         self._control.clear()
         self._append_plain_text(self._get_banner())
         self._show_interpreter_prompt()
 
     def restart_kernel(self, message, now=False):
         """ Attempts to restart the running kernel.
         """
         # FIXME: now should be configurable via a checkbox in the dialog.  Right
         # now at least the heartbeat path sets it to True and the manual restart
         # to False.  But those should just be the pre-selected states of a
         # checkbox that the user could override if so desired.  But I don't know
         # enough Qt to go implementing the checkbox now.
 
         if self.custom_restart:
             self.custom_restart_requested.emit()
 
         elif self.kernel_manager.has_kernel:
             # Pause the heart beat channel to prevent further warnings.
             self.kernel_manager.hb_channel.pause()
 
             # Prompt the user to restart the kernel. Un-pause the heartbeat if
             # they decline. (If they accept, the heartbeat will be un-paused
             # automatically when the kernel is restarted.)
             buttons = QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes | QtGui.QMessageBox.No
             result = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, 'Restart kernel?',
                                                 message, buttons)
             if result == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
                 try:
                     self.kernel_manager.restart_kernel(now=now)
                 except RuntimeError:
                     self._append_plain_text('Kernel started externally. '
                                             'Cannot restart.\n')
                 else:
                     self.reset()
             else:
                 self.kernel_manager.hb_channel.unpause()
 
         else:
             self._append_plain_text('Kernel process is either remote or '
                                     'unspecified. Cannot restart.\n')
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'FrontendWidget' protected interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _call_tip(self):
         """ Shows a call tip, if appropriate, at the current cursor location.
         """
         # Decide if it makes sense to show a call tip
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
         cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left)
         if cursor.document().characterAt(cursor.position()) != '(':
             return False
         context = self._get_context(cursor)
         if not context:
             return False
 
         # Send the metadata request to the kernel
         name = '.'.join(context)
         msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.object_info(name)
         pos = self._get_cursor().position()
         self._request_info['call_tip'] = self._CallTipRequest(msg_id, pos)
         return True
 
     def _complete(self):
         """ Performs completion at the current cursor location.
         """
         context = self._get_context()
         if context:
             # Send the completion request to the kernel
             msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.complete(
                 '.'.join(context),                       # text
                 self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line(),    # line
                 self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column(),  # cursor_pos
                 self.input_buffer)                       # block 
             pos = self._get_cursor().position()
             info = self._CompletionRequest(msg_id, pos)
             self._request_info['complete'] = info
 
     def _get_banner(self):
         """ Gets a banner to display at the beginning of a session.
         """
         banner = 'Python %s on %s\nType "help", "copyright", "credits" or ' \
             '"license" for more information.'
         return banner % (sys.version, sys.platform)
 
     def _get_context(self, cursor=None):
         """ Gets the context for the specified cursor (or the current cursor
             if none is specified).
         """
         if cursor is None:
             cursor = self._get_cursor()
         cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.StartOfBlock, 
                             QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor)
         text = cursor.selection().toPlainText()
         return self._completion_lexer.get_context(text)
 
     def _process_execute_abort(self, msg):
         """ Process a reply for an aborted execution request.
         """
         self._append_plain_text("ERROR: execution aborted\n")
 
     def _process_execute_error(self, msg):
         """ Process a reply for an execution request that resulted in an error.
         """
         content = msg['content']
         # If a SystemExit is passed along, this means exit() was called - also
         # all the ipython %exit magic syntax of '-k' to be used to keep
         # the kernel running
         if content['ename']=='SystemExit':
             keepkernel = content['evalue']=='-k' or content['evalue']=='True'
             self._keep_kernel_on_exit = keepkernel
             self.exit_requested.emit()
         else:
             traceback = ''.join(content['traceback'])
             self._append_plain_text(traceback)
 
     def _process_execute_ok(self, msg):
         """ Process a reply for a successful execution equest.
         """
         payload = msg['content']['payload']
         for item in payload:
             if not self._process_execute_payload(item):
                 warning = 'Warning: received unknown payload of type %s'
                 print(warning % repr(item['source']))
 
     def _process_execute_payload(self, item):
         """ Process a single payload item from the list of payload items in an
             execution reply. Returns whether the payload was handled.
         """
         # The basic FrontendWidget doesn't handle payloads, as they are a
         # mechanism for going beyond the standard Python interpreter model.
         return False
 
     def _show_interpreter_prompt(self):
         """ Shows a prompt for the interpreter.
         """
         self._show_prompt('>>> ')
 
     def _show_interpreter_prompt_for_reply(self, msg):
         """ Shows a prompt for the interpreter given an 'execute_reply' message.
         """
         self._show_interpreter_prompt()
 
     #------ Signal handlers ----------------------------------------------------
 
     def _document_contents_change(self, position, removed, added):
         """ Called whenever the document's content changes. Display a call tip
             if appropriate.
         """
         # Calculate where the cursor should be *after* the change:
         position += added
 
         document = self._control.document()
         if position == self._get_cursor().position():
             self._call_tip()

IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py

@@ -1,490 +1,496 b''
 """ A FrontendWidget that emulates the interface of the console IPython and
     supports the additional functionality provided by the IPython kernel.
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Standard library imports
 from collections import namedtuple
+import os.path
 import re
 from subprocess import Popen
+import sys
 from textwrap import dedent
 
 # System library imports
 from IPython.external.qt import QtCore, QtGui
 
 # Local imports
 from IPython.core.inputsplitter import IPythonInputSplitter, \
     transform_ipy_prompt
 from IPython.core.usage import default_gui_banner
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool, Str, Unicode
 from frontend_widget import FrontendWidget
 from styles import (default_light_style_sheet,  default_light_syntax_style,
                     default_dark_style_sheet, default_dark_syntax_style,
                     default_bw_style_sheet, default_bw_syntax_style)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Constants
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Default strings to build and display input and output prompts (and separators
 # in between)
 default_in_prompt = 'In [<span class="in-prompt-number">%i</span>]: '
 default_out_prompt = 'Out[<span class="out-prompt-number">%i</span>]: '
 default_input_sep = '\n'
 default_output_sep = ''
 default_output_sep2 = ''
 
 # Base path for most payload sources.
 zmq_shell_source = 'IPython.zmq.zmqshell.ZMQInteractiveShell'
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # IPythonWidget class
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):
     """ A FrontendWidget for an IPython kernel.
     """
 
     # If set, the 'custom_edit_requested(str, int)' signal will be emitted when
     # an editor is needed for a file. This overrides 'editor' and 'editor_line'
     # settings.
     custom_edit = Bool(False)
     custom_edit_requested = QtCore.Signal(object, object)
 
     # A command for invoking a system text editor. If the string contains a
     # {filename} format specifier, it will be used. Otherwise, the filename will
     # be appended to the end the command.
     editor = Unicode('default', config=True)
 
     # The editor command to use when a specific line number is requested. The
     # string should contain two format specifiers: {line} and {filename}. If
     # this parameter is not specified, the line number option to the %edit magic
     # will be ignored.
     editor_line = Unicode(config=True)
 
     # A CSS stylesheet. The stylesheet can contain classes for:
     #     1. Qt: QPlainTextEdit, QFrame, QWidget, etc
     #     2. Pygments: .c, .k, .o, etc (see PygmentsHighlighter)
     #     3. IPython: .error, .in-prompt, .out-prompt, etc
     style_sheet = Unicode(config=True)
     
     # If not empty, use this Pygments style for syntax highlighting. Otherwise,
     # the style sheet is queried for Pygments style information.
     syntax_style = Str(config=True)
 
     # Prompts.
     in_prompt = Str(default_in_prompt, config=True)
     out_prompt = Str(default_out_prompt, config=True)
     input_sep = Str(default_input_sep, config=True)
     output_sep = Str(default_output_sep, config=True)
     output_sep2 = Str(default_output_sep2, config=True)
 
     # FrontendWidget protected class variables.
     _input_splitter_class = IPythonInputSplitter
 
     # IPythonWidget protected class variables.
     _PromptBlock = namedtuple('_PromptBlock', ['block', 'length', 'number'])
     _payload_source_edit = zmq_shell_source + '.edit_magic'
     _payload_source_exit = zmq_shell_source + '.ask_exit'
     _payload_source_loadpy = zmq_shell_source + '.magic_loadpy'
     _payload_source_page = 'IPython.zmq.page.page'
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'object' interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
         super(IPythonWidget, self).__init__(*args, **kw)
 
         # IPythonWidget protected variables.
         self._code_to_load = None
         self._payload_handlers = { 
             self._payload_source_edit : self._handle_payload_edit,
             self._payload_source_exit : self._handle_payload_exit,
             self._payload_source_page : self._handle_payload_page,
             self._payload_source_loadpy : self._handle_payload_loadpy }
         self._previous_prompt_obj = None
         self._keep_kernel_on_exit = None
 
         # Initialize widget styling.
         if self.style_sheet:
             self._style_sheet_changed()
             self._syntax_style_changed()
         else:
             self.set_default_style()
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'BaseFrontendMixin' abstract interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _handle_complete_reply(self, rep):
         """ Reimplemented to support IPython's improved completion machinery.
         """
         cursor = self._get_cursor()
         info = self._request_info.get('complete')
         if info and info.id == rep['parent_header']['msg_id'] and \
                 info.pos == cursor.position():
             matches = rep['content']['matches']
             text = rep['content']['matched_text']
             offset = len(text)
 
             # Clean up matches with period and path separators if the matched
             # text has not been transformed. This is done by truncating all
             # but the last component and then suitably decreasing the offset
             # between the current cursor position and the start of completion.
             if len(matches) > 1 and matches[0][:offset] == text:
                 parts = re.split(r'[./\\]', text) 
                 sep_count = len(parts) - 1
                 if sep_count:
                     chop_length = sum(map(len, parts[:sep_count])) + sep_count
                     matches = [ match[chop_length:] for match in matches ]
                     offset -= chop_length
 
             # Move the cursor to the start of the match and complete.
             cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left, n=offset)
             self._complete_with_items(cursor, matches)
 
     def _handle_execute_reply(self, msg):
         """ Reimplemented to support prompt requests.
         """
         info = self._request_info.get('execute')
         if info and info.id == msg['parent_header']['msg_id']:
             if info.kind == 'prompt':
                 number = msg['content']['execution_count'] + 1
                 self._show_interpreter_prompt(number)
             else:
                 super(IPythonWidget, self)._handle_execute_reply(msg)
 
     def _handle_history_tail_reply(self, msg):
         """ Implemented to handle history tail replies, which are only supported
             by the IPython kernel.
         """
         history_items = msg['content']['history']
         items = [ line.rstrip() for _, _, line in history_items ]
         self._set_history(items)
 
     def _handle_pyout(self, msg):
         """ Reimplemented for IPython-style "display hook".
         """
         if not self._hidden and self._is_from_this_session(msg):
             content = msg['content']
             prompt_number = content['execution_count']
             data = content['data']
             if data.has_key('text/html'):
                 self._append_plain_text(self.output_sep)
                 self._append_html(self._make_out_prompt(prompt_number))
                 html = data['text/html']
                 self._append_plain_text('\n')
                 self._append_html(html + self.output_sep2)
             elif data.has_key('text/plain'):
                 self._append_plain_text(self.output_sep)
                 self._append_html(self._make_out_prompt(prompt_number))
                 text = data['text/plain']
                 self._append_plain_text(text + self.output_sep2)
 
     def _handle_display_data(self, msg):
         """ The base handler for the ``display_data`` message.
         """
         # For now, we don't display data from other frontends, but we 
         # eventually will as this allows all frontends to monitor the display
         # data. But we need to figure out how to handle this in the GUI.
         if not self._hidden and self._is_from_this_session(msg):
             source = msg['content']['source']
             data = msg['content']['data']
             metadata = msg['content']['metadata']
             # In the regular IPythonWidget, we simply print the plain text
             # representation.
             if data.has_key('text/html'):
                 html = data['text/html']
                 self._append_html(html)
             elif data.has_key('text/plain'):
                 text = data['text/plain']
                 self._append_plain_text(text)
             # This newline seems to be needed for text and html output.
             self._append_plain_text(u'\n')
 
     def _started_channels(self):
         """ Reimplemented to make a history request.
         """
         super(IPythonWidget, self)._started_channels()
         self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.history_tail(1000)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'ConsoleWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def copy(self):
         """ Copy the currently selected text to the clipboard, removing prompts
             if possible.
         """
         text = self._control.textCursor().selection().toPlainText()
         if text:
             lines = map(transform_ipy_prompt, text.splitlines())
             text = '\n'.join(lines)
             QtGui.QApplication.clipboard().setText(text)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'FrontendWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def execute_file(self, path, hidden=False):
         """ Reimplemented to use the 'run' magic.
         """
+        # Use forward slashes on Windows to avoid escaping each separator.
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            path = os.path.normpath(path).replace('\\', '/')
+
         self.execute('%%run %s' % path, hidden=hidden)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'FrontendWidget' protected interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _complete(self):
         """ Reimplemented to support IPython's improved completion machinery.
         """
         # We let the kernel split the input line, so we *always* send an empty
         # text field. Readline-based frontends do get a real text field which
         # they can use.
         text = ''
         
         # Send the completion request to the kernel
         msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.complete(
             text,                                    # text
             self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line(),    # line
             self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column(),  # cursor_pos
             self.input_buffer)                       # block 
         pos = self._get_cursor().position()
         info = self._CompletionRequest(msg_id, pos)
         self._request_info['complete'] = info
 
     def _get_banner(self):
         """ Reimplemented to return IPython's default banner.
         """
         return default_gui_banner
 
     def _process_execute_error(self, msg):
         """ Reimplemented for IPython-style traceback formatting.
         """
         content = msg['content']
         traceback = '\n'.join(content['traceback']) + '\n'
         if False:
             # FIXME: For now, tracebacks come as plain text, so we can't use
             # the html renderer yet.  Once we refactor ultratb to produce
             # properly styled tracebacks, this branch should be the default
             traceback = traceback.replace(' ', '&nbsp;')
             traceback = traceback.replace('\n', '<br/>')
 
             ename = content['ename']
             ename_styled = '<span class="error">%s</span>' % ename
             traceback = traceback.replace(ename, ename_styled)
 
             self._append_html(traceback)
         else:
             # This is the fallback for now, using plain text with ansi escapes
             self._append_plain_text(traceback)    
 
     def _process_execute_payload(self, item):
         """ Reimplemented to dispatch payloads to handler methods.
         """
         handler = self._payload_handlers.get(item['source'])
         if handler is None:
             # We have no handler for this type of payload, simply ignore it
             return False
         else:
             handler(item)
             return True
         
     def _show_interpreter_prompt(self, number=None):
         """ Reimplemented for IPython-style prompts.
         """
         # If a number was not specified, make a prompt number request.
         if number is None:
             msg_id = self.kernel_manager.xreq_channel.execute('', silent=True)
             info = self._ExecutionRequest(msg_id, 'prompt')
             self._request_info['execute'] = info
             return
 
         # Show a new prompt and save information about it so that it can be
         # updated later if the prompt number turns out to be wrong.
         self._prompt_sep = self.input_sep
         self._show_prompt(self._make_in_prompt(number), html=True)
         block = self._control.document().lastBlock()
         length = len(self._prompt)
         self._previous_prompt_obj = self._PromptBlock(block, length, number)
 
         # Update continuation prompt to reflect (possibly) new prompt length.
         self._set_continuation_prompt(
             self._make_continuation_prompt(self._prompt), html=True)
 
         # Load code from the %loadpy magic, if necessary.
         if self._code_to_load is not None:
             self.input_buffer = dedent(self._code_to_load.rstrip())
             self._code_to_load = None
 
     def _show_interpreter_prompt_for_reply(self, msg):
         """ Reimplemented for IPython-style prompts.
         """
         # Update the old prompt number if necessary.
         content = msg['content']
         previous_prompt_number = content['execution_count']
         if self._previous_prompt_obj and \
                 self._previous_prompt_obj.number != previous_prompt_number:
             block = self._previous_prompt_obj.block
 
             # Make sure the prompt block has not been erased.
             if block.isValid() and block.text():
 
                 # Remove the old prompt and insert a new prompt.
                 cursor = QtGui.QTextCursor(block)
                 cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Right,
                                     QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor, 
                                     self._previous_prompt_obj.length)
                 prompt = self._make_in_prompt(previous_prompt_number)
                 self._prompt = self._insert_html_fetching_plain_text(
                     cursor, prompt)
 
                 # When the HTML is inserted, Qt blows away the syntax
                 # highlighting for the line, so we need to rehighlight it.
                 self._highlighter.rehighlightBlock(cursor.block())
 
             self._previous_prompt_obj = None
 
         # Show a new prompt with the kernel's estimated prompt number.
         self._show_interpreter_prompt(previous_prompt_number + 1)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'IPythonWidget' interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def set_default_style(self, colors='lightbg'):
         """ Sets the widget style to the class defaults.
 
         Parameters:
         -----------
         colors : str, optional (default lightbg)
             Whether to use the default IPython light background or dark
             background or B&W style.
         """
         colors = colors.lower()
         if colors=='lightbg':
             self.style_sheet = default_light_style_sheet
             self.syntax_style = default_light_syntax_style
         elif colors=='linux':
             self.style_sheet = default_dark_style_sheet
             self.syntax_style = default_dark_syntax_style
         elif colors=='nocolor':
             self.style_sheet = default_bw_style_sheet
             self.syntax_style = default_bw_syntax_style
         else:
             raise KeyError("No such color scheme: %s"%colors)
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'IPythonWidget' protected interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _edit(self, filename, line=None):
         """ Opens a Python script for editing.
 
         Parameters:
         -----------
         filename : str
             A path to a local system file.
 
         line : int, optional
             A line of interest in the file.
         """
         if self.custom_edit:
             self.custom_edit_requested.emit(filename, line)
         elif self.editor == 'default':
             self._append_plain_text('No default editor available.\n')
         else:
             try:
                 filename = '"%s"' % filename
                 if line and self.editor_line:
                     command = self.editor_line.format(filename=filename,
                                                       line=line)
                 else:
                     try:
                         command = self.editor.format()
                     except KeyError:
                         command = self.editor.format(filename=filename)
                     else:
                         command += ' ' + filename
             except KeyError:
                 self._append_plain_text('Invalid editor command.\n')
             else:
                 try:
                     Popen(command, shell=True)
                 except OSError:
                     msg = 'Opening editor with command "%s" failed.\n'
                     self._append_plain_text(msg % command)
 
     def _make_in_prompt(self, number):
         """ Given a prompt number, returns an HTML In prompt.
         """
         body = self.in_prompt % number
         return '<span class="in-prompt">%s</span>' % body
 
     def _make_continuation_prompt(self, prompt):
         """ Given a plain text version of an In prompt, returns an HTML
             continuation prompt.
         """
         end_chars = '...: '
         space_count = len(prompt.lstrip('\n')) - len(end_chars)
         body = '&nbsp;' * space_count + end_chars
         return '<span class="in-prompt">%s</span>' % body
         
     def _make_out_prompt(self, number):
         """ Given a prompt number, returns an HTML Out prompt.
         """
         body = self.out_prompt % number
         return '<span class="out-prompt">%s</span>' % body
 
     #------ Payload handlers --------------------------------------------------
 
     # Payload handlers with a generic interface: each takes the opaque payload
     # dict, unpacks it and calls the underlying functions with the necessary
     # arguments.
 
     def _handle_payload_edit(self, item):
         self._edit(item['filename'], item['line_number'])
 
     def _handle_payload_exit(self, item):
         self._keep_kernel_on_exit = item['keepkernel']
         self.exit_requested.emit()
 
     def _handle_payload_loadpy(self, item):
         # Simple save the text of the .py file for later. The text is written
         # to the buffer when _prompt_started_hook is called.
         self._code_to_load = item['text']
 
     def _handle_payload_page(self, item):
         # Since the plain text widget supports only a very small subset of HTML
         # and we have no control over the HTML source, we only page HTML
         # payloads in the rich text widget.
         if item['html'] and self.kind == 'rich':
             self._page(item['html'], html=True)
         else:
             self._page(item['text'], html=False)
 
     #------ Trait change handlers --------------------------------------------
 
     def _style_sheet_changed(self):
         """ Set the style sheets of the underlying widgets.
         """
         self.setStyleSheet(self.style_sheet)
         self._control.document().setDefaultStyleSheet(self.style_sheet)
         if self._page_control:
             self._page_control.document().setDefaultStyleSheet(self.style_sheet)
 
         bg_color = self._control.palette().window().color()
         self._ansi_processor.set_background_color(bg_color)
 
     def _syntax_style_changed(self):
         """ Set the style for the syntax highlighter.
         """
         if self.syntax_style:
             self._highlighter.set_style(self.syntax_style)
         else:
             self._highlighter.set_style_sheet(self.style_sheet)