Re: [Pydev-users] Two questions about console and interpreters

[Fabio Z. <fa...@gm...>]

Hi Barry,


We want to combine the features of PyDev and Ipython.  My partner and I
> have had partial success in configuring Ipython to run as an external
> tool.  My search of the web has turned up several other requests for
> this capability, but no info on how to do it.
>
> Has anyone accomplished this?  Is there a link to a tutorial, How-To,
> etc.,  on the Web?


Not that I know of... (or at least not with the completions, colors, etc)

A more general question: what emulation(s) does the PyDev console
> terminal support?  Will it emulate an ANSI terminal?  A VT-100?  Does it
> support cursor positioning commands, and if so, what is the syntax?  Is
> there documentation on the console's implementation details?


Actually, I don't think you have any of that stuff. The Pydev console...
actually, not the pydev console but the Eclipse console (as pydev does not
actually provide a console, but just uses the one Eclipse provide) just
grabs the input / output and gives pretty colors, so, you don't have
anything you'd expect from a shell

Shortly you have none of that stuff (which is basically the reason why it i=
s
not currently available).

There is already a request to make the console a better shell replacement i=
n
the Eclipse bugtracker (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=3D366=
69)
but there seems no date for it (but they'd certainly accept patches if
you're willing to do it).

The other approach would be creating a shell yourself, as currently IPython
talks to a shell. Last time I saw something about it, the IPython guys had
some plans to do a better architecture so that they didn't rely on the shel=
l
structure, thus making the integration not dependend on it, so, it might be
worth checking with them if they did some progress on that.

Good luck,

Fabio