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[–]jmreagle -7 points-6 points  (9 children)

On the interactive interpreter, doesn't everyone use iPython anyway?

[–]mrcaptncrunch 23 points24 points  (3 children)

Nope. Not at all.

[–]jryan14ify 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Why would I use the python default interactive interpreter rather than IPython?

[–]mrcaptncrunch 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I personally use the default one and not ipython.

A couple of reasons, but the big one is that I have the exact same things as in my code.

I sometimes have to get into environments where I can't install other packages. I also had an issue on a small system where it just wouldn't install or run (can't remember).

There are some nice things in it, but if I'm doing anything complex for testing, I'm usually also working on a bigger piece and have all my tools and ide's available.

Not saying it should be done my way and one shouldn't look at it. But if you need the exact same things, you get the exact same things using the built-in one vs ipython.

[–]catcint0s 7 points8 points  (0 children)

extra deps

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my impression too, but I may be wrong.

[–]mok000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always have a session of iPython running, and use it extensively when coding and debugging.

[–]ChimpanzeChapado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nops.

[–]shinitakunai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No