macOS
brew install ipythonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Installation
brew install ipythonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add ipythonAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ipython · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install ipython3Debian stable package indexes · ipython3 · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install python3-ipythonFedora Rawhide package metadata · python3-ipython · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
sudo pacman -S ipythonArch Linux sync databases · ipython · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install python311-ipythonopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · python311-ipython · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Interactive computing in Python
Verlauf
IPython is the influential interactive Python shell and computing environment that helped define modern Python REPL ergonomics: rich introspection, history, magic commands, colored tracebacks, object display, shell integration, and a profile-based configuration system.
The official IPython history says Fernando Perez started IPython in 2001 while a graduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. It grew from three projects: Perez's ipython, Janko Hauser's IPP, and Nathan Gray's LazyPython.
Perez's stated goal was to combine shell-like features, IDL/Matlab-style numerical work, Mathematica-like prompt and output history, and strong object introspection into a unified Python environment. That origin explains why IPython became both a programmer convenience tool and a scientific-computing foundation.
IPython later became the human-facing terminal shell part of a larger interactive-computing ecosystem. The Jupyter split moved notebooks, kernels, and language-agnostic protocols into Jupyter projects, while IPython continued as the Python terminal shell, kernel implementation lineage, and library of interactive features.
The long 8.x release notes show ongoing adaptation to Python version changes, prompt-toolkit behavior, debugger behavior, magics, rich display, and even experimental LLM completion hooks, while preserving the central command-line shell identity.
IPython was adopted heavily in scientific Python because it made exploratory programming feel closer to mathematical systems while remaining ordinary Python. It became a common dependency or companion for NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, notebooks, teaching environments, and data-analysis workflows.
Package managers matter to IPython's spread: it is shipped by Homebrew and major Linux distributions, while Python users also install it through Python packaging tools. That dual identity makes it both a system package and a Python ecosystem package.
Users run the ipython command for an enhanced REPL with tab completion, introspection, command history, magics, shell escapes, debugging helpers, rich tracebacks, and custom display hooks. Configuration lives under IPython profiles, including files such as ipython_config.py and ipython_config.json.
IPython is also used indirectly by tools that embed interactive shells, expose kernels, or rely on IPython display and completion behavior. Its API surface is larger than the visible command because interactive Python became a platform for other developer tools.
IPython is package-nerd significant because it is a package that changed user expectations for a language runtime's shell without replacing the language. Its dependency graph, configuration files, terminal integration, and split history with Jupyter make it more than just a binary named ipython.
It is also a case study in ecosystem boundary-setting: notebooks, kernels, and protocols became Jupyter projects, while IPython kept the Python-specific shell and interactive machinery.
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~/.ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.py~/.ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.jsonExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
ipython | cli | globales Executable | |
ipython3 | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:ipython |
|---|---|
| Version | 9.15.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipython |
| Homepage | https://ipython.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ipython/ipython |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://ipython.org/documentation.html |
| Lizenz | BSD-3-Clause |
| Quellarchiv | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/53/59/165d3b4d75cc34add3122c4417ecb229085140ac573103c223cd01dde96f/ipython-9.15.0.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-06-27T12:13:46Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ipython |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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ipython3 8.35.0-1
Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo apt install ipython3python-ipython-doc 8.35.0-1
Enhanced interactive Python shell (documentation)
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo apt install python-ipython-docpython3-ipython 8.35.0-1
Enhanced interactive Python shell (Python 3 version)
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo apt install python3-ipythonipython3 8.20.0-1
Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo apt install ipython3python-ipython-doc 8.20.0-1
Enhanced interactive Python shell (documentation)
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo apt install python-ipython-docpython3-ipython 8.20.0-1
Enhanced interactive Python shell (Python 3 version)
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo apt install python3-ipythonipython 9.14.1-r0
A rich toolkit to help you make the most of using Python interactively
sudo apk add ipythonipython-doc 9.14.1-r0
A rich toolkit to help you make the most of using Python interactively (documentation)
sudo apk add ipython-docipython-pyc 9.14.1-r0
Precompiled Python bytecode for ipython
sudo apk add ipython-pycpython3-ipython 9.13.0-3.fc45
An enhanced interactive Python shell
sudo dnf install python3-ipythonpython3-ipython+test 9.13.0-3.fc45
Metapackage for python3-ipython: test extras
sudo dnf install python3-ipython+testpython3-ipython-sphinx 9.13.0-3.fc45
Sphinx directive to support embedded IPython code
sudo dnf install python3-ipython-sphinxipython 9.12.0-1
Enhanced Interactive Python shell
sudo pacman -S ipythonpython311-ipython 9.10.0-1.3
Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo zypper install python311-ipythonpython313-ipython 9.10.0-1.3
Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo zypper install python313-ipythonpython314-ipython 9.10.0-1.3
Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python
https://github.com/ipython/ipython
sudo zypper install python314-ipythonQuellspur
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