[IPython-dev] IPython 0.11 RC1 is ready for download... now we're actually getting close to a real release!

[Fernando Perez]

Hello all,

We have just finished putting together the first Release Candidate for
IPython 0.11.  For users who have not followed development, this
brings *a lot* of changes to the innards of IPython, and the code is
much nicer to work on, and configuration more robust.  We ask that you
check out the RC, and make sure that it installs properly on your
system, and report any glaring bugs you see back to us.

You can download the files at:

http://archive.ipython.org/testing

Up to date documentation is at:

http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/dev/index.html

including more details on everything that is new here:

http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/dev/whatsnew/version0.11.html

We would very much appreciate it if you can take this for a spin, and
let us know what does NOT work.  Barring any major blockers, we'll
make the final release in ~ 1 week.

Note: there are some known regressions and the configuration system is
completely different.  But in everyday use, all the 'normal' things
you expect should work; most of us in the dev team have been using
this as our production IPython for months now.


Extra special thanks to all those who have contributed to this work,
particularly the recently added core devs, Evan Patterson and Thomas
Kluyver.  They have been an amazingly productive addition to our team.

Thanks,
-The IPython team