Yeah, also it's worth to mention bpython. Source: almost 2 years ago

Yeah, mostly I lack time to catch up with Jonathan Slenders works, and have stronger backward compatibility requirements. b=But ptpython and pyipython are both great. I should also look into Rich and Textual https://bpython-interpreter.org/ is also another alternative python shell, and of course https://xon.sh. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

Python comes with IDLE as /usr/bin/idle but it doesn't have a corresponding .desktop file that would let it appear in the application menu. Otherwise, /usr/bin/python has an interactive mode and bpython is a wrapper around that interactive mode that has like syntax highlighting, indenting, undo, etc. Source: over 2 years ago

Someone posted bpython which I'm pretty ecstatic about but always good to know options. Source: almost 3 years ago

Someone else posted this - bpython - which is what I was looking for. Source: almost 3 years ago

We're using bash as our terminal shell for now (it is standard in many distros) but it is not the only one out there. If you want to test out zsh, fish or oh-my-zsh, you will see that there are a few differences and the features are usually the main differentiator. Try that, poke around. Source: 7 months ago

Before actual update, confirm your shell is independent on python. It is important when you use fish:. - Source: dev.to / 10 months ago

> As for why I don't think that's their goal, just look at https://fishshell.com/ not one of the listed features requires them to drop POSIX compatibility entirely. “Sensible scripting” is right there. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

This is the default behaviour of fish[1], by the way! [1]: https://fishshell.com. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

Last suggestion? Give fish a go. Its amazing. https://fishshell.com/. Source: 12 months ago