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NAME

ipython - Tools for Interactive Computing in Python.

SYNOPSIS

ipython [options] files...

ipython subcommand [options]...

DESCRIPTION

An interactive Python shell with automatic history (input and
output), dynamic object introspection, easier configuration, command
completion, access to the system shell, integration with numerical
and scientific computing tools, web notebook, Qt console, and more.

For more information on how to use IPython, see 'ipython --help', or
'ipython --help-all' for all available command-line options.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

IPYTHONDIR
This is the location where IPython stores all its configuration
files. The default is $HOME/.ipython if IPYTHONDIR is not
defined.

You can see the computed value of IPYTHONDIR with `ipython
locate`.

FILES

IPython uses various configuration files stored in profiles within
IPYTHONDIR. To generate the default configuration files and start
configuring IPython, do 'ipython profile create', and edit
'*_config.py' files located in IPYTHONDIR/profile_default.

AUTHORS

IPython is written by the IPython Development Team
<https://github.com/ipython/ipython>.

July 15, 2011 IPYTHON(1)