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diff --git a/lib/ipython_view.py b/lib/ipython_view.py
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+# this version is adapted from http://wiki.ipython.org/Old_Embedding/GTK
+
+"""
+Backend to the console plugin.
+ 
+@author: Eitan Isaacson
+@organization: IBM Corporation
+@copyright: Copyright (c) 2007 IBM Corporation
+@license: BSD
+ 
+All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are made 
+available under the terms of the BSD which accompanies this distribution, and 
+is available at U{http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php}
+"""
+# this file is a modified version of source code from the Accerciser project
+# http://live.gnome.org/accerciser
+ 
+import gtk
+import re
+import sys
+import os
+import pango
+from StringIO import StringIO
+ 
+try:
+	import IPython
+except Exception,e:
+	raise "Error importing IPython (%s)" % str(e)
+ 
+ansi_colors =  {'0;30': 'Black',
+                '0;31': 'Red',
+                '0;32': 'Green',
+                '0;33': 'Brown',
+                '0;34': 'Blue',
+                '0;35': 'Purple',
+                '0;36': 'Cyan',
+                '0;37': 'LightGray',
+                '1;30': 'DarkGray',
+                '1;31': 'DarkRed',
+                '1;32': 'SeaGreen',
+                '1;33': 'Yellow',
+                '1;34': 'LightBlue',
+                '1;35': 'MediumPurple',
+                '1;36': 'LightCyan',
+                '1;37': 'White'}
+ 
+class IterableIPShell:
+  def __init__(self,argv=None,user_ns=None,user_global_ns=None, 
+               cin=None, cout=None,cerr=None, input_func=None):
+    if input_func:
+      IPython.iplib.raw_input_original = input_func
+    if cin:
+      IPython.Shell.Term.cin = cin
+    if cout:
+      IPython.Shell.Term.cout = cout
+    if cerr:
+      IPython.Shell.Term.cerr = cerr
+ 
+    if argv is None:
+      argv=[]
+ 
+    # This is to get rid of the blockage that occurs during 
+    # IPython.Shell.InteractiveShell.user_setup()
+    IPython.iplib.raw_input = lambda x: None
+ 
+    self.term = IPython.genutils.IOTerm(cin=cin, cout=cout, cerr=cerr)
+    os.environ['TERM'] = 'dumb'
+    excepthook = sys.excepthook 
+    self.IP = IPython.Shell.make_IPython(argv,user_ns=user_ns,
+                                         user_global_ns=user_global_ns,
+                                         embedded=True,
+                                         shell_class=IPython.Shell.InteractiveShell)
+    self.IP.system = lambda cmd: self.shell(self.IP.var_expand(cmd),
+                                            header='IPython system call: ',
+                                            verbose=self.IP.rc.system_verbose)
+    sys.excepthook = excepthook
+    self.iter_more = 0
+    self.history_level = 0
+    self.complete_sep =  re.compile('[\s\{\}\[\]\(\)]')
+ 
+  def execute(self):
+    self.history_level = 0
+    orig_stdout = sys.stdout
+    sys.stdout = IPython.Shell.Term.cout
+    try:
+      line = self.IP.raw_input(None, self.iter_more)
+      if self.IP.autoindent:
+        self.IP.readline_startup_hook(None)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+      self.IP.write('\nKeyboardInterrupt\n')
+      self.IP.resetbuffer()
+      # keep cache in sync with the prompt counter:
+      self.IP.outputcache.prompt_count -= 1
+ 
+      if self.IP.autoindent:
+        self.IP.indent_current_nsp = 0
+      self.iter_more = 0
+    except:
+      self.IP.showtraceback()
+    else:
+      self.iter_more = self.IP.push(line)
+      if (self.IP.SyntaxTB.last_syntax_error and
+          self.IP.rc.autoedit_syntax):
+        self.IP.edit_syntax_error()
+    if self.iter_more:
+      self.prompt = str(self.IP.outputcache.prompt2).strip()
+      if self.IP.autoindent:
+        self.IP.readline_startup_hook(self.IP.pre_readline)
+    else:
+      self.prompt = str(self.IP.outputcache.prompt1).strip()
+    sys.stdout = orig_stdout
+ 
+  def historyBack(self):
+    self.history_level -= 1
+    return self._getHistory()
+ 
+  def historyForward(self):
+    self.history_level += 1
+    return self._getHistory()
+ 
+  def _getHistory(self):
+    try:
+      rv = self.IP.user_ns['In'][self.history_level].strip('\n')
+    except IndexError:
+      self.history_level = 0
+      rv = ''
+    return rv
+ 
+  def updateNamespace(self, ns_dict):
+    self.IP.user_ns.update(ns_dict)
+ 
+  def complete(self, line):
+    split_line = self.complete_sep.split(line)
+    possibilities = self.IP.complete(split_line[-1])
+    if possibilities:
+      common_prefix = reduce(self._commonPrefix, possibilities)
+      completed = line[:-len(split_line[-1])]+common_prefix
+    else:
+      completed = line
+    return completed, possibilities
+ 
+  def _commonPrefix(self, str1, str2):
+    for i in range(len(str1)):
+      if not str2.startswith(str1[:i+1]):
+        return str1[:i]
+    return str1
+ 
+  def shell(self, cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header=''):
+    stat = 0
+    if verbose or debug: print header+cmd
+    # flush stdout so we don't mangle python's buffering
+    if not debug:
+      input, output = os.popen4(cmd)
+      print output.read()
+      output.close()
+      input.close()
+ 
+class ConsoleView(gtk.TextView):
+  def __init__(self):
+    gtk.TextView.__init__(self)
+    self.modify_font(pango.FontDescription('Mono'))
+    self.set_cursor_visible(True)
+    self.text_buffer = self.get_buffer()
+    self.mark = self.text_buffer.create_mark('scroll_mark', 
+                                             self.text_buffer.get_end_iter(),
+                                             False)
+    for code in ansi_colors:
+      self.text_buffer.create_tag(code, 
+                                  foreground=ansi_colors[code], 
+                                  weight=700)
+    self.text_buffer.create_tag('0')
+    self.text_buffer.create_tag('notouch', editable=False)
+    self.color_pat = re.compile('\x01?\x1b\[(.*?)m\x02?')
+    self.line_start = \
+        self.text_buffer.create_mark('line_start', 
+            self.text_buffer.get_end_iter(), True
+        )
+    self.connect('key-press-event', self._onKeypress)
+    self.last_cursor_pos = 0
+ 
+  def write(self, text, editable=False):
+    segments = self.color_pat.split(text)
+    segment = segments.pop(0)
+    start_mark = self.text_buffer.create_mark(None, 
+                                              self.text_buffer.get_end_iter(), 
+                                              True)
+    self.text_buffer.insert(self.text_buffer.get_end_iter(), segment)
+ 
+    if segments:
+      ansi_tags = self.color_pat.findall(text)
+      for tag in ansi_tags:
+        i = segments.index(tag)
+        self.text_buffer.insert_with_tags_by_name(self.text_buffer.get_end_iter(),
+                                             segments[i+1], tag)
+        segments.pop(i)
+    if not editable:
+      self.text_buffer.apply_tag_by_name('notouch',
+                                         self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(start_mark),
+                                         self.text_buffer.get_end_iter())
+    self.text_buffer.delete_mark(start_mark)
+    self.scroll_mark_onscreen(self.mark)
+ 
+  def showPrompt(self, prompt):
+    self.write(prompt)
+    self.text_buffer.move_mark(self.line_start,self.text_buffer.get_end_iter())
+ 
+  def changeLine(self, text):
+    iter = self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(self.line_start)
+    iter.forward_to_line_end()
+    self.text_buffer.delete(self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(self.line_start), iter)
+    self.write(text, True)
+ 
+  def getCurrentLine(self):
+    rv = self.text_buffer.get_slice(self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(self.line_start),
+                                    self.text_buffer.get_end_iter(), False)
+    return rv
+ 
+  def showReturned(self, text):
+    iter = self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(self.line_start)
+    iter.forward_to_line_end()
+    self.text_buffer.apply_tag_by_name('notouch', 
+                                       self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(self.line_start),
+                                       iter)
+    self.write('\n'+text)
+    if text:
+      self.write('\n')
+    self.showPrompt(self.prompt)
+    self.text_buffer.move_mark(self.line_start,self.text_buffer.get_end_iter())
+    self.text_buffer.place_cursor(self.text_buffer.get_end_iter())
+ 
+  def _onKeypress(self, obj, event):
+    if not event.string:
+      return
+    insert_mark = self.text_buffer.get_insert()
+    insert_iter = self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(insert_mark)
+    selection_mark = self.text_buffer.get_selection_bound()
+    selection_iter = self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(selection_mark)
+    start_iter = self.text_buffer.get_iter_at_mark(self.line_start)
+    if start_iter.compare(insert_iter) <= 0 and \
+          start_iter.compare(selection_iter) <= 0:
+      return
+    elif start_iter.compare(insert_iter) > 0 and \
+          start_iter.compare(selection_iter) > 0:
+      self.text_buffer.place_cursor(start_iter)
+    elif insert_iter.compare(selection_iter) < 0:
+      self.text_buffer.move_mark(insert_mark, start_iter)
+    elif insert_iter.compare(selection_iter) > 0:
+      self.text_buffer.move_mark(selection_mark, start_iter)             
+ 
+ 
+class IPythonView(ConsoleView, IterableIPShell):
+  def __init__(self, **kw):
+    ConsoleView.__init__(self)
+    self.cout = StringIO()
+    IterableIPShell.__init__(self, cout=self.cout,cerr=self.cout, 
+                             input_func=self.raw_input, **kw)
+    self.connect('key_press_event', self.keyPress)
+    self.execute()
+    self.cout.truncate(0)
+    self.showPrompt(self.prompt)
+    self.interrupt = False
+ 
+  def raw_input(self, prompt=''):
+    if self.interrupt:
+      self.interrupt = False
+      raise KeyboardInterrupt
+    return self.getCurrentLine()
+ 
+  def keyPress(self, widget, event):
+    if event.state & gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK and event.keyval == 99:
+      self.interrupt = True
+      self._processLine()
+      return True
+    elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Return:
+      self._processLine()
+      return True
+    elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Up:
+      self.changeLine(self.historyBack())
+      return True
+    elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Down:
+      self.changeLine(self.historyForward())
+      return True
+    # todo: Home needs to advance past the ipython prompt
+    elif event.keyval == gtk.keysyms.Tab:
+      if not self.getCurrentLine().strip():
+        return False
+      completed, possibilities = self.complete(self.getCurrentLine())
+      if len(possibilities) > 1:
+        slice = self.getCurrentLine()
+        self.write('\n')
+        for symbol in possibilities:
+          self.write(symbol+'\n')
+        self.showPrompt(self.prompt)
+      self.changeLine(completed or slice)
+      return True
+ 
+  def _processLine(self):
+    self.history_pos = 0
+    self.execute()
+    rv = self.cout.getvalue()
+    if rv: rv = rv.strip('\n')
+    self.showReturned(rv)
+    self.cout.truncate(0)