IPython Frequently Asked Questions

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I have a problem with (X)Emacs under Windows. My py-shell prompt contains lots of junk

As reported by Philp Austin on the mailing list, if you don't need to use IPython under a normal terminal and can live without the Readline module, just remove it.

Alternatively, Mike Krell found a solution involving a manual patch to Console.py in the win32 readline module. This will allow you to use ipython both inside and outside of (X)Emacs, though it's a bit more involved.