[IPython-dev] IPython 7.0.0b1 released on PyPI. Thanks Paul !

[Denis Akhiyarov]

Wow, async is big! Has then been tested with magic cells that call into or
embed other languages, like Cython, R, f2py, Julia?


On Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 3:50 PM Matthias Bussonnier <
bussonniermatthias at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Huge thanks to Paul Ivanov for releasing IPython 7.0.0b1 !
> Send love his way.
>
> TL:DR;
> - Read and complain about Changelog
> https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/whatsnew/version7.html
> - it is only on PyPI: pip install ipython --pre
> - corresponding version of IPykernel that enable some features is _not out
> yet_.
> - biggest changes are: async-Repl/Prompt-toolkit-2/new-input-transformer
> - It drops Python support for 3.3 and 3.4
>
> Longer version.
>
> We've been working hard on getting fancy new features to IPython (and
> ipykernel), so we are please to have the beta1 of IPython 7.
>
> There are some major change in the internals, please test and contribute
> update to the docs and what's new[1] when you can. Even just opening a
> issue to say that something is not clear/surprising/missing-link/you love
> us/etc... is helpful.
>
>  - I'm not sure how to make a prerelease on conda-forge, thus this is only
> available on PyPI with pip, installable by passing the --pre flag. If you
> know how to do that on conda-forge, help welcommed.
>
> - The new Async REPL in the notebook (and other frontends) will require
> IPykernel 5.0 to be release. Right now it works only in plain terminal
> IPython. We'll do a beta soon, but sleep is needed before that. see [1]
>
> - Update to PTK2. see [1]
>
> - If you want to help in anyway, have for example reading/writing skills
> for the 7.0 blog post announce, or just want to +1 on an issue subscribe to
> the 7.0 meta issue [2].
>
> - Tell you friends to look at [1]
>
> - It is still **beta** that is to say changes still possible. We'll do a
> Rc in a week or so.
>
> - Have fun.
>
> Much love from the IPython team. An much love to any contributors and
> users that made this possible.
> --
> Matthias
>
> 1: https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/whatsnew/version7.html
> 2: https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/11297
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