[IPython-user] Not breaking a block on an indented line

[Joshua Gilbert]

I think that this is a wishlist item, but I'd love to hear that it's
already possible.

The goal is to be able to imput blocks that have indented lines
without breaking the block. Example code:
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class foo:
    def __init__(self):
        self.data = range(10)

    def printData(self):
        print self.data

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This is good Python, it follows PEP 8. The problem is that ipython
doesn't recognize it:
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In [1]: class foo:
   ...:     def __init__(self):
   ...:         self.data = range(10)
   ...:

In [2]:     def printData(self):
------------------------------------------------------------
   File "<console>", line 1
     def printData(self):
     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


In [3]:         print self.data
------------------------------------------------------------
   File "<console>", line 1
     print self.data
     ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


In [4]:
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The reason is pretty clear, ipython breaks the current block when it
receives a line with only whitespace. I think that this is incorrect
behaviour. The rule should be that a block ends when there is a
following line with less indenting than the block requires.

python, on the other hand, does the right thing:
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jgilbert at carthage:~/dev/prototypeGP/trunk$ python
Python 2.3.5 (#2, Aug 30 2005, 15:50:26)
[GCC 4.0.2 20050821 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.1-6)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> class foo:
...     def __init__(self):
...         self.data = range(10)
...
...     def printData(self):
...         print self.data
...
>>>
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Now, I'm happy to contribute code that implements the required
functionality if it is not currently possible. To do so I will need a
pointer as to where the changes need to be made.


- Joshua Gilbert