qtconsole

5.6.1 on GitHub

• Handle ANSI escape sequences that move the cursor.

5.6.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Use selected syntax highlighting style for tracebacks and improve ANSI color codes support.

Changes

• Remove syntax highlighting support for Python 2.

• Fix handling of carriage return.

• Fix showing bold face characters in output when using ANSI codes.

5.5

5.5.2 on GitHub

• Check if kernel manager is available in case the console is connected to an externally launched kernel.

• Use string representation for a QKeySequence construction to avoid an error in PySide6.

5.5.1 on GitHub

• Fix error when getting code completions.

5.5.0 on GitHub

Changes

• Drop support for Python 3.7.

• Remove ipython_genutils as a dependency.

5.4

5.4.4 on GitHub

• Improve compatibility with PyQt6/PySide6.

5.4.3 on GitHub

• Add missing closed method to QtInProcessChannel.

5.4.2 on GitHub

• Check if the iopub channel is not closed before flushing it.

• Fix kernel autorestart after it's killed for Jupyter-client 8+.

5.4.1 on GitHub

• Fix crash at startup with PySide6.

• Cast images width and height to int when trying to insert them.

5.4.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Add ConsoleWidget.gui_completion_height option to configure the maximum number of rows or height in pixels of completions when the ConsoleWidget.gui_completion option has values 'ncurses' or 'droplist', respectively.

Changes

• Fix some errors with PySide6 6.4.0.

• Fix mixed input and print statements on macOS.

• Drop usage of disutils.

5.3

5.3.2 on GitHub

• Fix syntax highlighting with multiline inputs.

• Don't call processEvents when showing input prompts on Mac because it's not necessary.

5.3.1 on GitHub

• Fix segfault when performing code completion on Qt6.

• Fix mixed input and print statements.

• Fix switching syntax highlighting styles on PySide2 and PySide6.

5.3.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Add support for PyQt6.

Changes

• Don't show spurious blank lines when running input statements.

• Fix showing Latex images with dark background colors.

• Drop support for Python 3.6

5.2

5.2.2 on GitHub

• Fix implicit int to float conversion for Python 3.10 compatibility.

• Fix building documentation in ReadTheDocs.

5.2.1 on GitHub

• Fix error when deleting CallTipWidget.

• Another fix for the 'Erase in Line' ANSI code.

5.2.0 on GitHub

Changes

• Fix hidden execution requests.

• Fix ANSI code for erase line.

5.1

5.1.1 on GitHub

• Improve handling of different keyboard combinations.

• Move cursor to the beginning of buffer if on the same line.

5.1.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Two new keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl + Up/Down to go to the beginning/end of the buffer.

Changes

• Monkeypatch RegexLexer only while in use by qtconsole.

• Import Empty from queue module.

5.0

5.0.3 on GitHub

• Emit kernel_restarted signal only after a kernel crash.

5.0.2 on GitHub

• Fix launching issue with Big Sur

• Remove partial prompt on copy

5.0.1 on GitHub

• Add python_requires to setup.py for Python 3.6+ compatibility

5.0.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Add option to set completion type while running.

Changes

• Emit kernel_restarted after restarting kernel.

• Drop support for Python 2.7 and 3.5.

4.7

4.7.7 on GitHub

• Change font width calculation to use horizontalAdvance

4.7.6 on GitHub

• Replace qApp with QApplication.instance().

• Fix QFontMetrics.width deprecation.

4.7.5 on GitHub

• Print input if there is no prompt.

4.7.4 on GitHub

• Fix completion widget text for paths and files.

• Make Qtconsole work on Python 3.8 and Windows.

4.7.3 on GitHub

• Fix all misuses of QtGui.

4.7.2 on GitHub

• Set updated prompt as previous prompt object in JupyterWidget.

• Fix some Qt incorrect imports.

4.7.1 on GitHub

• Remove common prefix from path completions.

• Use QtWidgets instead of QtGui to create QMenu instances.

4.7.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Use qtpy as the shim layer for Python Qt bindings and remove our own shim.

Changes

• Remove code to expand tabs to spaces.

• Skip history if it is the same as the input buffer.

4.6

4.6.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Add an option to configure scrollbar visibility.

Changes

• Avoid introducing a new line when executing code.

4.5

4.5.5 on GitHub

• Set console to read only after input.

• Allow text to be added before the prompt while autocompleting.

• Scroll when adding text even when not executing.

4.5.4 on GitHub

• Fix emoji highlighting.

4.5.3 on GitHub

• Fix error when closing comms.

• Fix prompt automatically scrolling down on execution.

4.5.2 on GitHub

• Remove deprecation warnings in Python 3.8

• Improve positioning and content of completion widget.

• Scroll down for output from remote commands.

4.5.1 on GitHub

• Only use setuptools in setup.py to fix uploading tarballs to PyPI.

4.5.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Add Comms to qtconsole.

• Add kernel language name as an attribute of JupyterWidget.

Changes

• Use new traitlets API with decorators.

4.4

4.4.4 on GitHub

• Prevent cursor from moving to the end of the line while debugging.

4.4.3 on GitHub

• Fix complete statements check inside indented block for Python after the IPython 7 release.

• Improve auto-scrolling during execution.

4.4.2 on GitHub

• Fix incompatibility with PyQt5 5.11.

4.4.1 on GitHub

• Fix setting width and height when displaying images with IPython's Image.

• Avoid displaying errors when using Matplotlib to generate pngs from Latex.

4.4.0 on GitHub

Additions

• Control-D enters an EOT character if kernel is executing and input is empty.

• Implement block indent on multiline selection with Tab.

• Change the syntax highlighting style used in the console at any time. It can be done in the menu View > Syntax Style.

Changes

• Change Control-Shift-A to select cell contents first.

• Change default tab width to 4 spaces.

• Enhance handling of input from other clients.

• Don't block the console when the kernel is asked for completions.

Fixes

• Fix bug that make PySide2 a forbidden binding.

• Fix IndexError when copying prompts.

• Fix behavior of right arrow key.

• Fix behavior of Control-Backspace and Control-Del

4.3

4.3.1 on GitHub

• Make %clear to delete previous output on Windows.

• Fix SVG rendering.

4.3 on GitHub

Additions

• Add Shift-Tab shortcut to unindent text

• Add Control-R shortcut to rename the current tab

• Add Alt-R shortcut to set the main window title

• Add Command-Alt-Left and Command-Alt-Right shortcut to switch tabs on macOS

• Add support for PySide2

• Add support for Python 3.5

• Add support for 24 bit ANSI color codes

• Add option to create new tab connected to the existing kernel

Changes

• Rename ConsoleWidget.width/height traits to console_width/console_height to avoid a name clash with the QWidget properties. Note: the name change could be, in rare cases if a name collision exists, a code-breaking change.

• Change Tab key behavior to always indent to the next increment of 4 spaces

• Change Home key behavior to alternate cursor between the beginning of text (ignoring leading spaces) and beginning of the line

• Improve documentation of various options and clarified the docs in some places

• Move documentation to ReadTheDocs

Fixes

• Fix automatic indentation of new lines that are inserted in the middle of a cell

• Fix regression where prompt would never be shown for --existing consoles

• Fix python.exe -m qtconsole on Windows

• Fix showing error messages when running a script using %run

• Fix invalid cursor position error and subsequent freezing of user input

• Fix syntax coloring when attaching to non-IPython kernels

• Fix printing when using QT5

• Fix Control-K shortcut (delete until end of line) on macOS

• Fix history browsing (Up/Down keys) when lines are longer than the terminal width

• Fix saving HTML with inline PNG for Python 3

• Various internal bugfixes

4.2

4.2 on GitHub

• various latex display fixes

• improvements for embedding in Qt applications (use existing Qt API if one is already loaded)

4.1

4.1.1 on GitHub

• Set AppUserModelID for taskbar icon on Windows 7 and later

4.1 on GitHub

• fix regressions in copy/paste, completion

• fix issues with inprocess IPython kernel

• fix jupyter qtconsole --generate-config

4.0

• fix installation issues, including setuptools entrypoints for Windows

• Qt5 fixes

4.0 on GitHub

First release of the Qt console as a standalone package.