Hey CB -
You might have a look at how IPython does it.
http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/
They have a pretty good walkthrough on integrating it, and IPython ain't
no slouch.
Only problem is, it depends on GNU readline (Or, in this case
PyReadline, which is not DLR-aware at this point and needs some
I am using the IronPython Tools (v2.7) with Visual Studio 2010, which works
great. I have a need to use a custom shell vs. the standard shell (ipy.exe)
for debugging. The custom shell better emulates our business application
reducing possible development vs. production issues.
Is there a way to
