Using IPython from the Python shell like `code.interact()`

Question

Is it possible to use the IPython shell from an existing Python shell, as a shell-inside-a-shell, similarly to the built-in code.interact()?

yac · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-16 13:32:37Z

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In IPython 0.11 the API has been overhauled and the shell is even easier to invoke:

import IPython

IPython.embed()

answered Nov 16, 2011 at 13:32

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snapshoe · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-14 01:22:03Z

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The recommended way of embedding IPython works fine:

~ $ python
Python 2.7 [...]
>>> from IPython.Shell import IPShellEmbed
>>> ipshell = IPShellEmbed()
>>> ipshell()

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answered Oct 14, 2010 at 1:22

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satoru · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-06 12:33:50Z

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Django manage.py shell invoke a IPython shell when possible, and it's implemented like this:

import IPython

shell = IPython.Shell.IPShell()
shell.mainloop()

answered Aug 6, 2010 at 12:33

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