IPython was started and continues to be led by Fernando Pérez.
Special thanks
The IPython project is also very grateful to:
Bill Bumgarner <bbum-AT-friday.com>, for providing the DPyGetOpt module that
IPython used for parsing command line options through version 0.10.
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.
Obviously Guido van Rossum and the whole Python development team, for creating
a great language for interactive computing.
Fernando would also like to thank Stephen Figgins <fig-AT-monitor.net>,
an O’Reilly Python editor. His October 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.
Contributors
And last but not least, all the kind IPython contributors who have contributed
new code, bug reports, fixes, comments and ideas. A brief list follows, please
let us know if we have omitted your name by accident:
- Mark Voorhies <mark.voorhies-AT-ucsf.edu> Printing support in Qt console.
- Justin Riley <justin.t.riley-AT-gmail.com> Contributions to parallel support,
Amazon EC2, Sun Grid Engine, documentation.
- Satrajit Ghosh <satra-AT-mit.edu> parallel computing (SGE and much more).
- Thomas Spura <tomspur-AT-fedoraproject.org> various fixes motivated by Fedora
support.
- Omar Andrés Zapata Mesa <andresete.chaos-AT-gmail.com> Google Summer of Code
2010, terminal support with ZeroMQ
- Gerardo Gutierrez <muzgash-AT-gmail.com> Google Summer of Code 2010, Qt
notebook frontend support with ZeroMQ.
- Paul Ivanov <pivanov314-AT-gmail.com> multiline specials improvements.
- Dav Clark <davclark-AT-berkeley.edu> traitlets improvements.
- David Warde-Farley <wardefar-AT-iro.umontreal.ca> - bugfixes to %timeit,
input autoindent management, and Qt console tooltips.
- Darren Dale <dsdale24-AT-gmail.com>, traits-based configuration system, Qt
support.
- Jose Unpingco <unpingco@gmail.com> authored multiple tutorials and
screencasts teaching the use of IPython both for interactive and parallel
work (available in the documentation part of our website).
- Dan Milstein <danmil-AT-comcast.net> A bold refactor of the core prefilter
machinery in the IPython interpreter.
- 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 IPython, 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.
- Ondrej Certik <ondrej-AT-certik.cz> Set up the IPython docs to use the new
Sphinx system used by Python, Matplotlib and many more projects.
- Stefan van der Walt <stefan-AT-sun.ac.za> Design and prototype of the
Traits based config system.