IPython 5

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I need to work in Python 3 more and stop being lazy. I setup my conda environment for Python 3 a while ago and haven’t used it all that much. The new ipython 5 has helped me to reenforce my new habit since I love working in a terminal.

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Pretty Pictures: Code Highlighting

source activate py3 ipython

image of ipython 5 code highlighting
Ipython 5 code high lighting in the terminal.

More IPython 5 goodness

I’ve been stubbornly using Python2.7 for a while and one thing I hated was trying to edit a function definition on the terminal that I’ve already defined.

I don’t know when this feature came about but now you can just cursor where ever you want in the function def.