Install ******* :: pip install ipython ...to upgrade ``easy_install --upgrade ipython``. Windows ======= On Windows, download and install ``pyreadline-1.5-win32-setup.exe`` from https://launchpad.net/pyreadline/+download For more information see `PyReadline: a ctypes-based readline for Windows`_. On Windows, download and install ``wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.10.1-py25.exe`` from the wxPython site: http://www.wxpython.org/download.php#binaries .. _`PyReadline: a ctypes-based readline for Windows`: http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/PyReadline/Intro