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Released .... ...., 2017
Need to be updated:
IPython 6 feature a major improvement in the completion machinery which is now capable of completing non-executed code. It is also the first version of IPython to stop compatibility with Python 2, which is still supported on the bugfix only 5.x branch. Read below to have a non-exhaustive list of new features.
Make sure you have pip > 9.0 before upgrading. You should be able to update by using:
pip install ipython --upgrade
Autowait: Asynchronous REPL
Staring with IPython 7.0 and on Python 3.6+, IPython can automatically await code at top level, you should not need to access an event loop or runner yourself. To know more read the `autoawait`_ section of our docs, or try the following code:
In [6]: from asyncio import sleep
...: print('Going to sleep...')
...: await sleep(3)
...: print('Waking up')
Going to sleep...
Waking up
Asynchronous code in a Notebook interface or any other frontend using the Jupyter Protocol will need further updates of the IPykernel package.
Change to Nested Embed
The introduction of the ability to run async code had ripple effect on the ability to use nested IPython. You may need to install the trio library (version 05 at the time of this writing) to have this feature working.