What is the difference between Python and IPython

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What exactly is the difference between Python and IPython   If I write code in Python  will it run in IPython as is or does it need to be modified   I know IPython is supposed to be an interactive shell for Python  but is that all  Or is there a language called IPython  If I write something under IPython  will it run in Python  and vice-versa  If there are differences  how do I know what they are  Will all packages used by Python work as is in IPython

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From my experience I ve found that some commands which run in IPython do not run in base Python   For example  pwd and ls don t work alone in base Python   However they will work if prefaced with a   such as   pwd and  ls    Also  in IPython  you can run the cd command like  cd C  Users     This doesn t seem to work in base python  even when prefaced with a   however

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IPython is a powerful interactive Python interpreter that is more interactive comparing to the standard interpreter   To get the standard Python interpreter you type python and you will get the  gt  gt  gt  prompt from where you can work   To get IPython interpreter  you need to install it first  pip install ipython   You type ipython and you get In  1   as a prompt and you get In  2   for the next command  You can call history to check the list of previous commands  and write  recall 1 to recall the command    Even you are in Python you can run shell commands directly like  ping www google com   Looks like a command line Jupiter notebook if you used that before   You can use  Tab  to autocomplete as shown in the image

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Compared  to Python  IPython  created by Fernando Perez in 2001  can do  every thing what python can do  Ipython provides even extra features like tab-completion  testing  debugging  system calls and many other features  You can think IPython as a powerful interface to the Python language     You can install Ipython using pip  - pip install ipython  You can  run Ipython by typing ipython in your terminal window

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Even after viewing this thread  I had thought that ipython was a synonym for the python shell  in other words that typing python at the command line put one into ipython mode   It is in fact  as referenced above  a very cool interactive shell  command line program  that can be installed from iPython org or simply by running   pip install ipython   or the more extensive   pip install ipython notebook    from the command line

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IPython is basically the  recommended  Python shell  which provides extra features  There is no language called IPython

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There are few differences between Python and IPython but they are only the interpretation of few syntax like the few mentioned by  Ryan Chase but deep inside the true flavor of Python is maintained even in the Ipython   The best part of the IPython is the IPython notebook  You can put all your work into a notebook like script  image files  etc  But with base Python  you can only make the script in a file and execute it   At start  you need to understand that the IPython is developed with the intention of supporting rich media and Python script in a single integrated container

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ipython is an interactive shell built with python   From the project website      IPython provides a rich toolkit to help you make the most out of using Python  with          Powerful Python shells  terminal and Qt-based     A web-based notebook with the same core features but support for code  text  mathematical expressions  inline plots and other rich media    Support for interactive data visualization and use of GUI toolkits    Flexible  embeddable interpreters to load into your own projects    Easy to use  high performance tools for parallel computing       Note that the first 2 lines tell you it helps you make the most of using Python  Thus  you don t need to alter your code  the IPython shell runs your python code just like the normal python shell does  only with more features   I recommend reading the IPython tutorial to get a sense of what features you gain when using IPython

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