Credits
IPython is mainly developed by Fernando Pérez <Fernando.Perez@colorado.edu>,
but the project was born from mixing in Fernando's code with the IPP project by
Janko Hauser <jhauser-AT-zscout.de> and LazyPython by Nathan Gray <n8gray-AT-caltech.edu>.
For all IPython-related requests, please contact Fernando.
As of early 2006, the following developers have joined the core team:
- [Robert Kern]<rkern-AT-enthought.com>: co-mentored the 2005 Google Summer
of Code project to develop python interactive notebooks (XML documents) and graphical
interface. This project was awarded to the students Tzanko Matev <tsanko-AT-gmail.com>
and Toni Alatalo <antont-AT-an.org>
- [Brian Granger]<bgranger-AT-scu.edu>: extending IPython to allow support
for interactive parallel computing.
- [Ville Vainio]<vivainio-AT-gmail.com>: Ville is the new maintainer for
the main trunk of IPython after version 0.7.1.
User or development help should be requested via the IPython mailing lists:
- User list:
- http://scipy.net/mailman/listinfo/ipython-user
- Developer's list:
- http://scipy.net/mailman/listinfo/ipython-dev
The IPython project is also very grateful to7:
Bill Bumgarner <bbum-AT-friday.com>: for providing the DPyGetOpt module
which gives very powerful and convenient handling of command-line options (light
years ahead of what Python 2.1.1's getopt module does).
Ka-Ping Yee <ping-AT-lfw.org>: for providing the Itpl module for convenient
and powerful string interpolation with a much nicer syntax than formatting through
the '%' operator.
Arnd Baecker <baecker-AT-physik.tu-dresden.de>: for his many very useful
suggestions and comments, and lots of help with testing and documentation checking.
Many of IPython's newer features are a result of discussions with him (bugs are
still my fault, not his).
Obviously Guido van Rossum and the whole Python development team, that goes without
saying.
IPython's website is generously hosted at http://ipython.scipy.org by Enthought
(http://www.enthought.com). I am very grateful to them and all of the SciPy
team for their contribution.
Fernando would also like to thank Stephen Figgins <fig-AT-monitor.net>,
an O'Reilly Python editor. His Oct/11/2001 article about IPP and LazyPython, was
what got this project started. You can read it at: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2001/10/11/pythonnews.html.
And last but not least, all the kind IPython users who have emailed new code, bug
reports, fixes, comments and ideas. A brief list follows, please let me know if
I have ommitted your name by accident:
- [Jack Moffit]<jack-AT-xiph.org> Bug fixes, including the infamous color
problem. This bug alone caused many lost hours and frustration, many thanks to
him for the fix. I've always been a fan of Ogg & friends, now I have one more
reason to like these folks.
Jack is also contributing with Debian packaging and many other things.
- [Alexander Schmolck]<a.schmolck-AT-gmx.net> Emacs work, bug reports,
bug fixes, ideas, lots more. The ipython.el mode for (X)Emacs is Alex's code, providing
full support for IPython under (X)Emacs.
- [Andrea Riciputi]<andrea.riciputi-AT-libero.it> Mac OSX information,
Fink package management.
- [Gary Bishop]<gb-AT-cs.unc.edu> Bug reports, and patches to work around
the exception handling idiosyncracies of WxPython. Readline and color support for
Windows.
- [Jeffrey Collins]<Jeff.Collins-AT-vexcel.com> Bug reports. Much improved
readline support, including fixes for Python 2.3.
- [Dryice Liu]<dryice-AT-liu.com.cn> FreeBSD port.
- [Mike Heeter]<korora-AT-SDF.LONESTAR.ORG>
- [Christopher Hart]<hart-AT-caltech.edu> PDB integration.
- [Milan Zamazal]<pdm-AT-zamazal.org> Emacs info.
- [Philip Hisley]<compsys-AT-starpower.net>
- [Holger Krekel]<pyth-AT-devel.trillke.net> Tab completion, lots more.
- [Robin Siebler]<robinsiebler-AT-starband.net>
- [Ralf Ahlbrink]<ralf_ahlbrink-AT-web.de>
- [Thorsten Kampe]<thorsten-AT-thorstenkampe.de>
- [Fredrik Kant]<fredrik.kant-AT-front.com> Windows setup.
- [Syver Enstad]<syver-en-AT-online.no> Windows setup.
- [Richard]<rxe-AT-renre-europe.com> Global embedding.
- [Hayden Callow]<h.callow-AT-elec.canterbury.ac.nz> Gnuplot.py 1.6 compatibility.
- [Leonardo Santagada]<retype-AT-terra.com.br> Fixes for Windows installation.
- [Christopher Armstrong]<radix-AT-twistedmatrix.com> Bugfixes.
- [Francois Pinard]<pinard-AT-iro.umontreal.ca> Code and documentation
fixes.
- [Cory Dodt]<cdodt-AT-fcoe.k12.ca.us> Bug reports and Windows ideas.
Patches for Windows installer.
- [Olivier Aubert]<oaubert-AT-bat710.univ-lyon1.fr> New magics.
- [King C. Shu]<kingshu-AT-myrealbox.com> Autoindent patch.
- [Chris Drexler]<chris-AT-ac-drexler.de> Readline packages for Win32/CygWin.
- [Gustavo Cordova Avila]<gcordova-AT-sismex.com> EvalDict code for nice,
lightweight string interpolation.
- [Kasper Souren]<Kasper.Souren-AT-ircam.fr> Bug reports, ideas.
- [Gever Tulley]<gever-AT-helium.com> Code contributions.
- [Ralf Schmitt]<ralf-AT-brainbot.com> Bug reports & fixes.
- [Oliver Sander]<osander-AT-gmx.de> Bug reports.
- [Rod Holland]<rhh-AT-structurelabs.com> Bug reports and fixes to logging
module.
- [Daniel 'Dang' Griffith]<pythondev-dang-AT-lazytwinacres.net> Fixes,
enhancement suggestions for system shell use.
- [Viktor Ransmayr]<viktor.ransmayr-AT-t-online.de> Tests and reports
on Windows installation issues. Contributed a true Windows binary installer.
- [Mike Salib]<msalib-AT-mit.edu> Help fixing a subtle bug related to
traceback printing.
- [W.J. van der Laan]<gnufnork-AT-hetdigitalegat.nl> Bash-like prompt
specials.
- [Antoon Pardon]<Antoon.Pardon-AT-rece.vub.ac.be> Critical fix for the
multithreaded IPython.
- [John Hunter]<jdhunter-AT-nitace.bsd.uchicago.edu> Matplotlib author,
helped with all the development of support for matplotlib in IPyhton, including
making necessary changes to matplotlib itself.
- [Matthew Arnison]<maffew-AT-cat.org.au> Bug reports, `%run
-d' idea.
- [Prabhu Ramachandran]<prabhu_r-AT-users.sourceforge.net> Help with
(X)Emacs support, threading patches, ideas...
- [Norbert Tretkowski]<tretkowski-AT-inittab.de> help with Debian packaging
and distribution.
- [George Sakkis]<gsakkis-AT-eden.rutgers.edu> New matcher for tab-completing
named arguments of user-defined functions.
- [Jörgen Stenarson]<jorgen.stenarson-AT-bostream.nu> Wildcard support
implementation for searching namespaces.
- [Vivian De Smedt]<vivian-AT-vdesmedt.com> Debugger enhancements, so
that when pdb is activated from within IPython, coloring, tab completion and other
features continue to work seamlessly.
- [Scott Tsai]<scottt958-AT-yahoo.com.tw> Support for automatic editor
invocation on syntax errors (see http://www.scipy.net/roundup/ipython/issue36).
- [Alexander Belchenko]<bialix-AT-ukr.net> Improvements for win32 paging
system.
- [Will Maier]<willmaier-AT-ml1.net> Official OpenBSD port.
Fernando Perez
2006-06-06