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2 IPython: Productive Interactive Computing
2 IPython: Productive Interactive Computing
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5 Overview
5 Overview
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6 ========
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8 Welcome to IPython. Our full documentation, including PDF versions of our
8 Welcome to IPython. Our full documentation, including PDF versions of our
9 manual, is available on `our website <http://ipython.org/documentation.html>`_;
9 manual, is available on `our website <http://ipython.org/documentation.html>`_;
10 if you downloaded a built source distribution the ``docs/html`` directory
10 if you downloaded a built source distribution the ``docs/html`` directory
11 contains an HTML version of the manual. The ``docs/source`` directory contains
11 contains an HTML version of the manual. The ``docs/source`` directory contains
12 the plaintext version of these manuals.
12 the plaintext version of these manuals.
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15 Dependencies and supported Python versions
15 Dependencies and supported Python versions
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18 For full details, see the installation section of the manual. The basic parts
18 For full details, see the installation section of the manual. The basic parts
19 of IPython only need the Python standard library, but much of its more advanced
19 of IPython only need the Python standard library, but much of its more advanced
20 functionality requires extra packages.
20 functionality requires extra packages.
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22 Officially, IPython requires Python version 2.6 or 2.7. A separate repository
22 Officially, IPython requires Python version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.1 and above.
23 contains our Python 3 version, as explained `in our wiki
24 <http://wiki.ipython.org/Python_3>`_.
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27 Instant running
25 Instant running
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30 You can run IPython from this directory without even installing it system-wide
28 You can run IPython from this directory without even installing it system-wide
31 by typing at the terminal::
29 by typing at the terminal::
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33 $ python ipython.py
31 $ python ipython.py
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