How do I use IPython as my emacs python interpreter

Question

I'm running Emacs 22.1.1 and IPython 0.9.1 on OS X and I'd like to be able to run lines/methods/snippets of Python code from my current buffer on demand inside an IPython interpreter.

What do I need to do to get this working?

Answer 1

The first link on google works:

• you put ipython.el to a directory in your emacs load path, for me in .emacs-lisp (and you need a (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs-lisp/"))

• you add this to your .emacs:

  (setq ipython-command "/usr/bin/ipython")

  (require 'ipython)

Answer 2

also ipython wont load with the official python.el being used with emacs 23.1.1