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NAME

       bpython - a fancy curses interface to the Python interactive interpreter

SYNOPSIS

       bpython [options] [file [args]]

DESCRIPTION

       The  idea is to provide the user with all the features in-line, much like modern IDEs, but in a simple, lightweight package that can be run
       in a terminal window.

       * In-line syntax highlighting.
	      Hilights commands as you type!
       * Readline-like autocomplete with suggestions displayed as you type.
	      Press tab to complete expressions when there's only one suggestion.
       * Expected parameter list.
	      This displays a list of parameters for any function you call. It uses the inspect module, then tries pydoc.
       * Rewind.
	      This is a bit misleading, but it code that has been entered is remembered, and when you Rewind, it pops the last line and  re-evalu-
	      ates the entire code. This is error-prone, and mostly useful for defining classes and functions.
       * Pastebin code/write to file.
	      This posts the current buffer to a pastebin (paste.pocoo.org) or writes it to a file.
       * Flush curses screen to stdout.
	      Unlike  other  curses apps, bpython dumps the screen data to stdout when you quit, so you see what you've done in the buffer of your
	      terminal.

OPTIONS

       The long and short forms of options, shown here as alternatives, are equivalent. If bpython sees an argument it does  not  know,  execution
       falls back to the regular Python interpreter.

       --config=config
	   Use config instead of default config file.

       -h
       --help
	   Show the help message and exit.

       -i
       --interactive
	   Drop to bpython shell after running file instead of exiting.  The PYTHONSTARTUP file is not read.

       -q
       --quiet
	   Do not flush the output to stdout.

       -V
       --version
	   Print bpython's version and exit.

KEYS

       bpython's keys are fully configurable. See http://docs.bpython-interpreter.org/configuration.html#keyboard

FILES

       ~/.bpython/config
	      Your  bpython  config.  See  sample-config  (in  /usr/share/doc/bpython/examples on Debian) for various options you can use, or read
	      bpython-config(5)
	       .

KNOWN BUGS

       See http://bitbucket.org/bobf/bpython/issues/ for a list of known issues.

SEE ALSO

       bpython-config(5), python(1).

AUTHOR

       bpython was written by Robert Anthony Farrell <robertanthonyfarrel@gmail.com> and his bunch of loyal followers.

       This manual page was written by Jorgen Pedersen Tjerno <jorgen@devsoft.no>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

								September 21, 2009							BPYTHON(1)