[IPython-dev] Announcing IPython for iPad

Fernando Perez fperez.net at gmail.com
Thu Jun 5 03:49:18 EDT 2014


+1000 :-)
On Jun 4, 2014 12:23 PM, "Brian Granger" <ellisonbg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Awesome!!! This really makes me happy to see other people building on
> top of IPython like this. Is it possible for you to give all of us
> access to the beta, or should people just email you individally?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Briabn
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Karl Traunmüller
> <beta at computableapp.com> wrote:
> > [Sorry if this announcement doesn’t belong to this mailing list, but I
> thought it might be of interest to some of you.]
> >
> > Dear IPython community,
> >
> > I would like to announce the upcoming release of my “IPython for iPad”
> app, Computable. Find the (preliminary) product page here:
> http://computableapp.com
> >
> > Computable comes with a complete SciPy stack consisting of:
> > - numpy 1.8.0
> > - scipy 0.13.2
> > - sympy 0.7.5
> > - pandas 0.13.1
> > - matplotlib 1.3.1
> > - IPython 1.2.0,
> > running on Python 2.7.1.
> >
> > Due to my release schedule, I could not get all software packages to
> their lastest versions (e.g., IPython 2.1, SciPy 1.4). These will be
> updated gradually after the initial release. More packages (e.g., seaborn,
> scikit learn) are planned for future releases, but for the initial release,
> I had to limit scope to the core stack.
> >
> > TeX and LaTeX rendering is supported through MathJax. Matplotlib support
> for Retina iPads is included.
> >
> > The app comes with a bunch of example notebooks, most notably Prof.
> Lorena A. Barba’s lecture notes on fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. These
> highly polished notebooks look gorgeous on a Retina iPad.
> >
> > I have tested the app with a wide range of notebooks, and things seem to
> work well so far. However, I expect a substantial number of issues to
> surface during beta testing, because of the sheer size and complexity of
> the bundled software. Thus, I am looking for IPython power users that
> exercise the app with their favorite notebooks and software packages :)
> >
> > If you would like to join the beta, please drop me a line at
> beta at computableapp.com. I will then send you detailed instructions on how
> to install beta builds, report bugs, etc. As a small thank-you for your
> efforts, every tester will get a free copy once the app is released (I’m
> aiming for early July).
> >
> > System Requirements:
> > - iOS 7 or higher
> > - iPad 2 or newer (although good performance probably only on A7
> devices, e.g. iPad Air)
> > - The installer bundle (.ipa) currently has around 55MB
> >
> > kind regards,
> >
> > Karl Traunmüller
> > Indie Mac & iOS developer from Linz, Austria
> >
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>
>
>
> --
> Brian E. Granger
> Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
> @ellisonbg on Twitter and GitHub
> bgranger at calpoly.edu and ellisonbg at gmail.com
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