是否可以使用基于内置 python 的 ipython

Question

I am using paraview 4.3.1 in Centos 7. There is a built-in python named pvpython :

 Python 2.7.2 (default, Jan 15 2015, 09:36:49) [GCC 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys;sys.path ['', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/site-packages/vtk', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/site-packages', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python27.zip', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python2.7', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python2.7/plat-linux2', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python2.7/lib-old', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/tmp/ParaView-4.3.1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.3/lib/python2.7/site-packages'] >>>

The problem is, original pvpython do not support many useful features such as code completion. And there is no setup_tools in the pvpython, so I cannot install new modules to the built-in python.

Could anyone help me to install ipython on this built-in python?

Answer 1

See the install instructions for get-pip:
https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html

However, you must use the pvpython instead of python when using the install instructions.

Depending on how you install it, you may end up with more than one easy_install or pip on your path. Just make sure you're using the one associated with pvpython - look at the script you're running to find out (it's just a shell script).

Once you've done that, installing ipython should be the same as installing it with any other version of python (assuming that pvpython doesn't break anything that ipython needs).