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Interactive computing in Python. Version 9.15.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27.

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Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ipython

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Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ipython

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ipython · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install ipython3

Debian stable package indexes · ipython3 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install python3-ipython

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Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S ipython

Arch Linux sync databases · ipython · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install python311-ipython

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · python311-ipython · source: download.opensuse.org

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Interactive computing in Python

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ipython
ipython3

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Project history and usage

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.

Project history

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.

Adoption history

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.

How it is used

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.

Why package nerds care

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.

Timeline

2001: Fernando Perez starts IPython at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
2001: IPython combines ideas from ipython, IPP, and LazyPython.
2014: The broader IPython notebook ecosystem moves toward the Jupyter project identity.
2015: IPython 4 era aligns with the Jupyter split, leaving IPython focused on Python-specific interactive pieces.
2022: The 8.x series begins for modern Python versions and prompt-toolkit based terminal workflows.
2025: 8.x release notes document Python 3.13 compatibility and experimental LLM completion work.

Related projects

IPython is related to Jupyter, IPykernel, prompt_toolkit, jedi, traitlets, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, IPP, LazyPython, and Python's standard interactive interpreter.

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Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.py~/.ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ipython`	cli	global executable
`ipython3`	cli	global executable

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version9.15.0

manager updated2026-06-27

local dataok

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latest detectednot detected

https://ipython.org/

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ipython
Version	9.15.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipython
Homepage	https://ipython.org/
Repository	https://github.com/ipython/ipython
Upstream docs	https://ipython.org/documentation.html
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/53/59/165d3b4d75cc34add3122c4417ecb229085140ac573103c223cd01dde96f/ipython-9.15.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-27T12:13:46Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

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Source database details

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	head stable

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Debian apt95%

ipython3 8.35.0-1

Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo apt install ipython3

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: ipython
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ipython3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

python-ipython-doc 8.35.0-1

Enhanced interactive Python shell (documentation)

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo apt install python-ipython-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: ipython
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python-ipython-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

python3-ipython 8.35.0-1

Enhanced interactive Python shell (Python 3 version)

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo apt install python3-ipython

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: ipython
13 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-ipython from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

ipython3 8.20.0-1

Enhanced interactive Python 3 shell

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo apt install ipython3

Section: universe/python
Architecture: all
Source Package: ipython
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ipython3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

python-ipython-doc 8.20.0-1

Enhanced interactive Python shell (documentation)

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo apt install python-ipython-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: ipython
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python-ipython-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

python3-ipython 8.20.0-1

Enhanced interactive Python shell (Python 3 version)

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo apt install python3-ipython

Section: universe/python
Architecture: all
Source Package: ipython
13 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-ipython from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

ipython 9.14.1-r0

A rich toolkit to help you make the most of using Python interactively

https://ipython.org/

sudo apk add ipython

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ipython
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ipython from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ipython-doc 9.14.1-r0

A rich toolkit to help you make the most of using Python interactively (documentation)

https://ipython.org/

sudo apk add ipython-doc

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ipython
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ipython-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ipython-pyc 9.14.1-r0

Precompiled Python bytecode for ipython

https://ipython.org/

sudo apk add ipython-pyc

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ipython
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ipython-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

python3-ipython 9.13.0-3.fc45

An enhanced interactive Python shell

http://ipython.org/

sudo dnf install python3-ipython

License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: ipython
4 dependencies
11 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-ipython from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

python3-ipython+test 9.13.0-3.fc45

Metapackage for python3-ipython: test extras

http://ipython.org/

sudo dnf install python3-ipython+test

License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: ipython
3 dependencies
5 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-ipython+test from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

python3-ipython-sphinx 9.13.0-3.fc45

Sphinx directive to support embedded IPython code

http://ipython.org/

sudo dnf install python3-ipython-sphinx

License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: ipython
3 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

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pacman95%

ipython 9.12.0-1

Enhanced Interactive Python shell

https://ipython.org

sudo pacman -S ipython

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: any
10 dependencies
3 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ipython

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ipython from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper92%

python311-ipython 9.10.0-1.3

Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo zypper install python311-ipython

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: python-ipython
14 dependencies
12 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ipython3

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zypper92%

python313-ipython 9.10.0-1.3

Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo zypper install python313-ipython

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: python-ipython
13 dependencies
19 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ipython3

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zypper92%

python314-ipython 9.10.0-1.3

Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python

https://github.com/ipython/ipython

sudo zypper install python314-ipython

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: python-ipython
13 dependencies
12 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ipython3

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python314-ipython from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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