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parse cl_args agnostic of leading '-' leading '-' is stripped from all command-line args for parsing. This means that `ipython --gui=qt` will work, as will `ipython gui=qt` non-leading '-' is still allowed, since rc1 unfortunately made it into EPD this week. help output now includes '--' format, to discourage use of short form. argv passed to scripts specified on the command-line is also fixed Also, parsing will stop at the first unrecognized arg, so `ipython foo.py -i` is *not* the same as `ipython -i foo.py` (foo will get -i, not IPython). This makes passing args to scripts match what should be expected. config tests updated accordingly.

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Notes for Windows Users
=======================
These are just minimal notes. The manual contains more detailed
information.
Requirements
------------
IPython runs under (as far as the Windows family is concerned):
- Windows XP (I think WinNT/2000 are ok): works well. It needs:
* Gary Bishop's readline from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools.
* This in turn requires Tomas Heller's ctypes from
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes.
- Windows 95/98/ME: I have no idea. It should work, but I can't test.
- CygWin environments should work, they are basically Posix.
It needs Python 2.2 or newer.
Installation
------------
Double-click the supplied .exe installer file. If all goes well, that's all
you need to do. You should now have an IPython entry in your Start Menu.
In case the automatic installer does not work for some reason, you can
download the ipython-XXX.tar.gz file, which contains the full IPython source
distribution (the popular WinZip can read .tar.gz files). After uncompressing
the archive, you can install it at a command terminal just like any other
Python module, by using python setup.py install'. After this completes, you
can run the supplied win32_manual_post_install.py script which will add
the relevant shortcuts to your startup menu.