Summary: Jeff Rush walks you through the excellent IPython (enhanced Python shell) in 5 hands-on videos. http://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=CnluURUTV Detail: This is a usage walkthru showing the use of the enhanced interactive shell named IPython. Topics covered include: 1) tab completion, namespace management, logging, the help system and introspection 2) directory navigation, system shell commands and the running of Python programs 3) input and output history caching, viewing and editing Python source and the logging of your session. 4) debugging and profiling your code, then look at executing long-running callables in background threads during your session. 5) session input filtering using an example of physics units for value representation, and support for data visualization using matplotlib. About ShowMeDo.com: Free videos (we call them ShowMeDos) teaching you new skills. The videos are made by us and our users, for everyone. 127 of our 327 videos are for Python: http://showmedo.com/videos/python We'd love to have more contributions - would you share what you know? Start sharing your hard-won knowledge in just 30 minutes: http://showmedo.com/submissionsForm The founders, Ian Ozsvald, Kyran Dale -- http://ShowMeDo.com http://ShowMeDo.com/about (our pictures) http://blog.ShowMeDo.com http://forums.ShowMeDo.com Ian@ShowMeDo.com