[IPython-user] Extreme Ipython frustration blues....

[Rob Marino]

 Hi all. 

My first post. 

I'm desperately trying to install/use Ipython on win xp. I've followed the 
installation instructions to the letter, I *cannot* get it to run. I've 
installed ctypes,breadline and all other necessary packages. Basically, I 
don't want too much hassle with this at this point as I have 22 zillion 
other things to do and so while frantically multitasking would like to 
'play' somewhat with the ipython interpreter to see if it would be suitable 
for some interaction I have in mind with twisted. Six million dollar 
question: How the f@$%^k do you get the beast to run? Obviously I'm either 
not grasping something extremely fundamental or there's a flaw I know 
nothing about in the library. For example typing 'ipython' at the command 
prompt in win xp after install accomplishes precisely nothing...what dumb 
thing am I doing wrong ? I'm very frustrated by this...

Starting and running the Python interpreter generates the following ... 


Python 2.4.1 (#65, Mar 30 2005, 09:13:57) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on 
win32 
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. 
>>> import IPython 
>>> IPython.Shell.IPShell().mainloop(sys_exit=1) <<<<<<========dug up in a 
wiki somewhere
Traceback (most recent call last): 
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? 
File "C:\Program Files\Python24\Lib\site-packages\IPython\Shell.py", line 
54, in __init__ 
shell_class=shell_class) 
File "C:\Program Files\Python24\Lib\site-packages\IPython\ipmaker.py", line 
85, in make_IPython 
IP = shell_class('__IP',user_ns=user_ns,**kw) 
File "C:\Program Files\Python24\Lib\site-packages\IPython\iplib.py", line 
707, in __init__ 
self.dir_stack = [os.getcwd().replace(self.home_dir,'~')] 
TypeError: expected a character buffer object 
>>> import IPython 
Traceback (most recent call last): 
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? 
ImportError: __import__ not found 
>>> IPython.Shell.IPShell().mainloop(sys_exit=1) 
Traceback (most recent call last): 
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? 
NameError: name 'IPython' is not defined 
>>> impoTypeError: expected a character buffer object.... 


....also: I need to install Ipython on a box with a Latin2 keyboard. This 
generates even more interesting problems..... 


*Help anyone please?* 

Thanks 

Rob M.
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