Can python (CPython) and IPython coexist normally on the same computer ?

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I know I could just try to install it and see, but I've got my
configuration just right, so I don't want to mess it up (maybe) with
IPython.

Also, can someone please point me to some page where I can find
differences between C and I Python. I'm learning Python using
"Learning python" (figures :), so I was wondering - what are the
practical differences between the two ? If I start with IPython, will
I be able to switch to CPython later, or will I have trouble with that
? Does IPython supports standard libraries like numpy and matplotlib ?

Greetings to all of you who actually read all of this, and got this
far :)
Hope all is well,
   Scoop
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Re: Can python (CPython) and IPython coexist normally on the same computer ?

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On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:20:09 -0700 (PDT), John Machin
 wrote:


>Do you mean this IPython:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPython
>or do you mean Iron Python:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronPython
>
>IPython is a front-end for the CPython interpretor, as is IDLE, etc.
>"differences", "switch to" and "supports standard libraries" are
>rather meaningless questions.
>
>Iron Python is an alternative implementation of a Python interpreter,
>whose target is the .NET/Mono platform. It supports standard libraries
>written in Python. I believe there is a project called Ironclad whose
>aim is to be able to use libraries written in C/C++ (like numpy) but
>this is not available yet.
>

Oh, sorry. I didn't know Ipython existed, so I (rather foolishly)
abbreviated Iron Python into IPython.
So generally, yes, my questions were aimed at Iron python. So what
you're saying is there are still some complications about using numpy
and matplotlib in Iron ?

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