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IPython on resizeable Win32 Console If you are on win32, you might want to use Console, an open source replacement for that inflexible old win32 terminal. Here's how. Install IPython using the .exe installer. Download stable version of Console (1.5 at this time). Create a shortcut to console.exe, right-click -> properties. Set target to e.g. C:\opt\Console\console.exe -c "/k python c:\python25\scripts\ipython.py -p sh" you can also create a tab dedicated to Ipython (and have other dedicated to other shells or command-line app). go to edit->settings->tabs : click on the add button and fill the following fields : * title : ipython ico : C:\Python24\py.ico shell : cmd.exe /k "ipython" start-up dir : whatever is good for you. note that python.exe need to be in the path Using IPython with Version 2 of Console use the -r option for creating the shortcut, e.g. C:\opt\Console2\console.exe -r "/k python c:\python25\scripts\ipython.py -p sh" Some advantages of Console2 over normal console (for IPython use) Distinctive taskbar icon Can reside in system tray There are many other benefits, so it's well worth setting up Example config for Console-2.00b120-Beta (you need to edit the xml file): http://vvtools.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/config/console.xml If you have problems with ctrl+C killing Console2 immediately, launch ipython from a normal Console2 session manually.

This tutorial teaches the fundamental concepts of symbolic debuggers. We will be using Winpdb to debug Python scripts. The concepts that you learn here, however, are fundamental to working with debuggers in general. At the end of the exercise, you should feel comfortable with using symbolic debuggers and have an inherent understanding of why these tools prove to reduce time and effort needed in debugging without altering the code itself to do so.

Neat script I wrote for a friend to annotate a Python script with the types observed during a run of the program

PyScripter and most Python IDEs redirect sys.stdout.  Also GUI apps like PyScripter have no standard output.  What you need to do is PyObject *f = PySys_GetObject("stdout") and then use PyFile_WriteString for writing to the sys.stdout. This is what Python itself is doing and I think this is the best way