Fix doctest support: now running scripts that invoke the various doctest

testing methods and functions from within IPython should work.

IPython/Release.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Release data for the IPython project.
 
-$Id: Release.py 2446 2007-06-14 22:30:58Z vivainio $"""
+$Id: Release.py 2602 2007-08-12 22:45:38Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez <[e-mail]>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 b" name = 'ipython'"
 # because bdist_rpm does not accept dashes (an RPM) convention, and
 # bdist_deb does not accept underscores (a Debian convention).
 
-revision = '2445'
+revision = '2601'
 
 version = '0.8.2.svn.r' + revision.rstrip('M')
 

IPython/genutils.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 b' 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 2577 2007-08-02 23:50:02Z fperez $"""
+$Id: genutils.py 2602 2007-08-12 22:45:38Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
@@ -799,6 +799,30 b' def flag_calls(func):'
     return wrapper
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def dhook_wrap(func,*a,**k):
+    """Wrap a function call in a sys.displayhook controller.
+
+    Returns a wrapper around func which calls func, with all its arguments and
+    keywords unmodified, using the default sys.displayhook.  Since IPython
+    modifies sys.displayhook, it breaks the behavior of certain systems that
+    rely on the default behavior, notably doctest.
+    """
+
+    def f(*a,**k):
+    
+        dhook_s = sys.displayhook
+        sys.displayhook = sys.__displayhook__
+        try:
+            out = func(*a,**k)
+        finally:
+            sys.displayhook = dhook_s
+
+        return out
+
+    f.__doc__ = func.__doc__
+    return f
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class HomeDirError(Error):
     pass
 

IPython/iplib.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 b' Requires Python 2.3 or newer.'
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 2596 2007-08-08 11:41:01Z vivainio $
+$Id: iplib.py 2602 2007-08-12 22:45:38Z fperez $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
@@ -41,6 +41,7 b' import StringIO'
 import bdb
 import cPickle as pickle
 import codeop
+import doctest
 import exceptions
 import glob
 import inspect
@@ -678,6 +679,14 b' class InteractiveShell(object,Magic):'
         self.sys_displayhook = sys.displayhook
         sys.displayhook = self.outputcache
         
+        # Monkeypatch doctest so that its core test runner method is protected
+        # from IPython's modified displayhook.  Doctest expects the default
+        # displayhook behavior deep down, so our modification breaks it
+        # completely.  For this reason, a hard monkeypatch seems like a
+        # reasonable solution rather than asking users to manually use a
+        # different doctest runner when under IPython.
+        doctest.DocTestRunner.run = dhook_wrap(doctest.DocTestRunner.run)
+
         # 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)

doc/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 b''
[phone]  Fernando Perez  <[e-mail]>
+
+	* IPython/iplib.py (InteractiveShell.post_config_initialization):
+	fix problems with doctests failing when run inside IPython due to
+	IPython's modifications of sys.displayhook.
+
 2007-8-9  Fernando Perez  <[e-mail]>
 
         * IPython/ipapi.py (to_user_ns): update to accept a dict as well as

doc/manual_base.lyx

@@ -509,6 +509,21 b' profile'
 ') convenient for rapid interactive work.
 \end_layout
 
+\begin_layout Itemize
+Doctest support.
+ The special 
+\family typewriter
+%doctest_mode
+\family default
+ command toggles a mode that allows you to paste existing doctests (with
+ leading `
+\family typewriter
+>>>
+\family default
+' prompts and whitespace) and uses doctest-compatible prompts and output,
+ so you can use IPython sessions as doctest code.
+\end_layout
+
 \begin_layout Subsection
 Portability and Python requirements
 \end_layout
@@ -2646,6 +2661,31 b' Use the IPython.demo.Demo class to load any Python script as an interactive'
  for more.
 \end_layout
 
+\begin_layout Itemize
+Run your doctests from within IPython for development and debugging.
+ The special 
+\family typewriter
+%doctest_mode
+\family default
+ command toggles a mode where the prompt, output and exceptions display
+ matches as closely as possible that of the default Python interpreter.
+ In addition, this mode allows you to directly paste in code that contains
+ leading `
+\family typewriter
+>>>
+\family default
+' prompts, even if they have extra leading whitespace (as is common in doctest
+ files).
+ This combined with the `
+\family typewriter
+%history -t
+\family default
+n' call to see your translated history (with these extra prompts removed
+ and no line numbers) allows for an easy doctest workflow, where you can
+ go from doctest to interactive execution to pasting into valid Python code
+ as needed.
+\end_layout
+
 \begin_layout Subsection
 Source code handling tips
 \end_layout