Re: totally replacing bash with IPython on my Linux system

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Hi Brian,

This doesn't really answer any of your questions, but you might be
interested in learning about the xonsh shell, which is a sort of
combination of all the best parts of bash and python:

http://xonsh.org/

-Nathan


On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Brian Merchant <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I'd like to replace bash with IPython on my system, so that even files
> like .profile are in Python rather than shell script.
>
> I have some confusion on the topic, even though asking a few questions on
> the matter. Here are the questions I have asked previously:
>
> 1) *How can I replace bash with Python? *
> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/176091/how-can-i-replace-bash-with-python
>
> From the answer to that question, I learned how to automatically replace
> bash with IPython after log in.
>
> 2) *.profile is written in shell script -- can I get my system to
> understand that I want it to execute a Python script instead?*
> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/248477/profile-is-written-in-shell-script-can-i-instead-make-my-system-understand-th
>
> From the answer to that question, I learned that .profile file is
> "sourced" rather than "executed" -- that is, the lines in .profile are run
> one by one, as if one were typing them into the shell.
>
> So, my question now is: *how do I get my base system shell to be IPython,
> so that it can source ".profile" scripts that have IPython magics/Python
> written inside them? *For example, I'd like to write my .profile file
> using IPython magics/Python.
>
> Kind regards,
> Brian
>
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Brian,<div><br></div><div>This doesn&#39;t really answe=
r any of your questions, but you might be interested in learning about the =
xonsh shell, which is a sort of combination of all the best parts of bash a=
nd python:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://xonsh.org/">http://xo=
nsh.org/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>-Nathan</div><div><br></div></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 10, =
2015 at 11:45 AM, Brian Merchant <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bh=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>I&#=
39;d like to replace bash with IPython on my system, so that even files lik=
e .profile are in Python rather than shell script.<br><br></div>I have some=
 confusion on the topic, even though asking a few questions on the matter. =
Here are the questions I have asked previously:<br><br></div>1) <b>How can =
I replace bash with Python? </b><a href=3D"http://unix.stackexchange.com/qu=
estions/176091/how-can-i-replace-bash-with-python" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
/unix.stackexchange.com/questions/176091/how-can-i-replace-bash-with-python=
</a><br><br></div><div>From the answer to that question, I learned how to a=
utomatically replace bash with IPython after log in.<br><br>2) <b>.profile =
is written in shell script -- can I get my system to understand that I want=
 it to execute a Python script instead?</b> <a href=3D"http://unix.stackexc=
hange.com/questions/248477/profile-is-written-in-shell-script-can-i-instead=
-make-my-system-understand-th" target=3D"_blank">http://unix.stackexchange.=
com/questions/248477/profile-is-written-in-shell-script-can-i-instead-make-=
my-system-understand-th</a><br><br></div><div>From the answer to that quest=
ion, I learned that .profile file is &quot;sourced&quot; rather than &quot;=
executed&quot; -- that is, the lines in .profile are run one by one, as if =
one were typing them into the shell. <br><br></div><div>So, my question now=
 is: <b>how do I get my base system shell to be IPython, so that it can sou=
rce &quot;.profile&quot; scripts that have IPython magics/Python written in=
side them? </b>For example, I&#39;d like to write my .profile file using IP=
ython magics/Python.<br><br></div><div>Kind regards,<br></div><div>Brian<br=
></div><div><br><br></div><div><br><br></div><div><div><div><br><br></div><=
/div></div></div>
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