the xonsh shell¶

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Xonsh is a Python-ish, BASHwards-looking shell language and command prompt. The language is a superset of Python 3.4+ with additional shell primitives that you are used to from Bash and IPython. It works on all major systems including Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows. Xonsh is meant for the daily use of experts and novices alike.

At a glance

Installation¶ You can install xonsh using conda, pip, or from source. conda: $ conda install -c xonsh xonsh Note For the bleeding edge development version use conda -c xonsh/channel/dev xonsh pip: $ pip install xonsh source: Download the source from github (zip file), then run the following from the source directory, $ python setup.py install Arch Linux users can install xonsh from the Arch User Repository with e.g. yaourt or aura: yaourt: $ yaourt -Sa xonsh # yaourt will call sudo when needed aura: $ sudo aura -A xonsh If you run into any problems, please let us know!

Comparison¶ Xonsh is significantly different from most other shells or shell tools. The following table lists features and capabilities that various tools may or may not share. Bash zsh plumbum fish IPython xonsh Sane language ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Easily scriptable ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Native cross-platform support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Meant as a shell ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Tab completion ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Man-page completion ✓ ✓ Large standard library ✓ ✓ ✓ Typed variables ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Syntax highlighting ✓ in notebook w/ prompt-toolkit Pun in name ✓ ✓ ✓ Rich history ✓

Dependencies¶ Xonsh currently has the following external dependencies, Run Time: Python v3.4+ PLY prompt-toolkit (optional) Documentation: Sphinx <http://sphinx-doc.org/> (which uses reStructuredText <http://sphinx-doc.org/rest.html> ) Numpydoc Cloud Sphinx Theme