<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">But that's something of a solved problem. IPython offers a rich<br>
interactive environment, for people who find the limitations of the<br>
standard interactive prompt frustrating. Would it be worth the<br>
standard Python documentation promoting IPython for that role? </blockquote><div><br></div><div>+1 iPython really makes it easier to do exploratory code -- I have my students install it day one of an intro to python class.</div><div><br></div><div>However, maybe ironically, iPython is still a bit ugly for editing multi-line constructs -- maybe it will get better.</div><div><br></div><div>The Jupyter (formally iPython) notebook is the way to go for that, but it has its other downsides...</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">[2] My apologies to anyone whose proposal was *not* based around<br>
interactive use cases. </blockquote><div><br></div><div>folks DO like compact code, regardless of context :-)</div><div><br></div><div>-CHB</div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax<br>Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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