Maybe I didn't express myself clearly, iPython works fine in the console, and I 
use it all the time, but I just can't tell Spyder to run an iPython interpreter 
at startup, I have to start it manually from the Console controls.

DN

On 14/08/2012, at 2:37 AM, Pierre Raybaut <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well then I've already answered in a way: if you want IPython support
> in Spyder's console, you must downgrade your IPython installation to
> v0.10.
> 
> -Pierre
> 
> Le 13 août 2012 à 14:35, David Nicholls <[email protected]> a écrit :
> 
>> Yes, I can "start up an iPython kernel" OK, but I wanted to open an iPython 
>> interpreter on start up, and it's the latter preference that's greyed out. 
>> (This happens on two different Spyder 2.1.11 installations one using iPython 
>> 0.13, the other iPython 0.12.1)
>> 
>> The reason I want the interpreter, not the kernel, is that Matplotlib 
>> graphics are displayed inline in the console with an iPython interpreter, 
>> and I want the extra interactive controls that a separate Matplotlib window 
>> allows.
>> 
>> DN
>> 
>> On 13/08/2012, at 8:20 PM, Pierre Raybaut <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've just checked with Spyder v2.1.11, in Preferences > Console >
>>> Advanced settings, you may check "Start an IPython kernel at startup"
>>> for IPython 0.12+ and "Open an IPython interpreter at startup" for
>>> IPython 0.10.
>>> 
>>> So if you are using IPython v0.11, you'll have to upgrade to v0.12.
>>> 
>>> -Pierre
>>> 
>>> 2012/8/12 David Nicholls <[email protected]>:
>>>> I'm using Spyder 2.1.11 and it does behave as you say.
>>>> 
>>>> iPython works, it's just not possible to start automatically with an 
>>>> iPython interpreter in the Console window.
>>>> 
>>>> In v2.2, will opening an iPython window in the Console at startup be 
>>>> possible?
>>>> 
>>>> DN
>>>> 
>>>> On 12/08/2012, at 9:17 PM, Pierre Raybaut <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> What version of Spyder are you using?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Full support of IPython 0.11-0.13 is already implemented in Spyder
>>>>> v2.1.11 and v2.2.0dev (latest revision of default repository), but not
>>>>> through Spyder's console plugin:
>>>>> * v2.1: you have to open a new IPython kernel via the console plugin
>>>>> menu and then an IPython frontend is opened automatically as a
>>>>> separate dockwidget (there is an option to open a new kernel at
>>>>> startup, that's what you are asking for)
>>>>> * v2.2: a plugin dedicated to IPython 0.11+ has been implemented, the
>>>>> "IPython console" plugin (there is an option to open an IPython
>>>>> console at startup too)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> -Pierre
>>>>> 
>>>>> Le 12 août 2012 à 02:49, David Nicholls <[email protected]> a écrit :
>>>>> 
>>>>>> No answer yet, so I thought I'd add the following.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When I mouse over the greyed-out preferences option, it says "This 
>>>>>> option is not available for iPython versions which are not fully 
>>>>>> supported through Spyder's console (i.e. iPython v0.11+)"
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Since we're now at least at iPython v0.13, this seems like quite a gap 
>>>>>> in Spyder's capability.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The reason for both Spyder and iPython is to make the whole process more 
>>>>>> efficient, and both do this very well.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Will there be proper iPython integration into the Spyder console?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> DN
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 11/08/2012, at 11:01 AM, David Nicholls <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I invariably use the iPython interpreter, and I'd like it to start up 
>>>>>>> immediately I open Spyder.  The prefs has a check box titled "Open an 
>>>>>>> iPython interpreter at startup" but it is greyed out.  How do I fix 
>>>>>>> this?  (using the latest Macports Spyder).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> DN
>>>>>>> 
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