enabling colors in the python interactive shell on OS/X

Question

I have just modified my .bash_profile so as to have colors in iTerm and Terminal.

Now, I want to enable syntax highlighting for the Python interactive shell, IDLE-style.

How to do that?

Solution

bpython appears to do what you want.

bpython is a fancy interface to the Python interpreter for Linux, BSD, OS X and Windows (with some work). bpython is released under the MIT License. It has the following (special) features:

• In-line syntax highlighting
• Readline-like autocomplete with suggestions displayed as you type
• Expected parameter list for any Python function
• Send the code you've entered off to a pastebin
• Auto-indentation
  And more

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Alternatives are IPython or DreamPie

Comments

[Admin]

@vtest I now added syntax highlighting feature to the ipython features list in the wiki table. Thank you.