exit from ipython

Question

I like IPython a lot for working with the python interpreter. However, I continually find myself typing exit to exit, and get prompted "Type exit() to exit."

I know I can type Ctrl-D to exit, but is there a way I can type exit without parentheses and get IPython to exit?

Update: Thanks to nosklo, this can be easily done by adding the following line to the main() function in your ipy_user_conf.py:

# type exit to exit
ip.ex("type(exit).__repr__ = lambda s: setattr(s.shell, 'exit_now', True) or ''")

Answer 1

%exit, or %Exit, if you have confirmation enabled and want to skip it. You can alias it to e.g. %e by putting execute __IPYTHON__.magic_e = __IPYTHON__.magic_exit in your ipythonrc.

Answer 2

>>> import sys
>>> class Quitter(object):
...     def __repr__(self):
...         sys.exit()
... 
>>> exit = Quitter()

You can use it like this:

>>> exit

EDIT:

I dont use ipython myself, but it seems to have some wierd sys.exit handler. The solution I found is as follows:

In [1]: type(exit).__repr__ = lambda s: setattr(s.shell, 'exit_now', True) or ''

Usage:

In [2]: exit