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Subject: Re: how to fix IPython prompt in emacs shell mode?
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:43:51 -0400
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Tom Roche Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM
>> When, in emacs, I do

>> M-x shell
>> ipython

>> everything seems to work, except that the prompt is

>> ^[[0;32mIn [^[[1;32m1^[[0;32m]: ^[[0m

Andrew Wilson Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:28:19 -0500
> (setq ansi-color-for-comint-mode t)

Thanks! solved that problem. I'll post separately regarding some other
issues running ipython from emacs.

your assistance is appreciated, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>