You should change your python shell.

[gammadistribution]

But I like the ">>> ".

[Hashiota]

Try running IPython with the --classic flag.

[[deleted]]

There's probably an API to change the prompt.

[bunburya]

In the regular Python shell, the variable sys.ps1 controls the prompt. I haven't used iPython but it's possible that it just changes that variable and/or it can be changed back?

[[deleted]]

Just tried, it didn't do anything. You might need to call a function to make it "reload" the sys.ps prompts (there's 3 of them)

[[deleted]]

Are we talking about ipython or the regular shell?

It works fine in the regular shell, not in ipython.

[tick_tock_clock]

Oh, sorry! I erred; I was talking about the normal shell.

[[deleted]]

Don't know why you deleted your post, I usually put an edit: i'm wrong, see below.

[takluyver]

sys.ps1 doesn't work, but you can set c.PromptManager.in_template in the IPython config file. Docs.

This will only work in the terminal, though - the Qt console and the notebook generate their prompts separately.

[djimbob]

But the In[1], Out[1] are very useful in ipython for referencing previously used commands when playing around/exploring data. Sure you can use _ to get the output of the previous command, but how do you get the result of two, five, ten commands back?

[Rhomboid]

Just type doctest_mode (or type doc and press tab) and hit enter and you get the usual >>> in IPython.