[IPython-dev] isympy doesn't work with the new ipython-dev

[Fernando Perez]

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Brian Granger <ellisonbg.net at gmail.com> wrote:
> Erik,
>
> This approach will also work.  With the current trunk, you shouldn't even
> have
> to move the ipython_config_sympy.py to .ipython.  But if you do move it
> over,
> you can change it to your taste.  Can you mention this on the sympy list to
> see what approach they want to take?

Erik, it's worth mentioning we've been mulling the idea of allowing
profiles to reside in third-party projects.  Something like

iptyhon -p sympy:isympy

would make IPython look for

sympy/ipython/profile/ipython_config_isympy.py

So that Sympy itself (using sympy just as an example) could ship its
profiles/config files by including a directory named ipython/ in its
own tree, with config/profile directories.

We'd like to get feedback on this idea.  It's not implemented yet,
we've just been thinking about it to minimize the coupling between
project schedules and make it really easy for projects to expose
ipython-based functionality without having to ask their users to copy
profile/config files.

Cheers,

f