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Ever wondered how to make IPython colors be nice on dark background of your dark (no pun intended) Emacs theme like blackboard ?

Just add to your .emacs

(setq py-python-command-args '("-pylab" "-colors" "Linux"))

before you load ipython package

(setq py-python-command-args '("-pylab" "-colors" "Linux"))
(require 'ipython)

Now IPython uses ‘Linux’ color scheme which is suitable for dark background with light fonts instead of default ‘LightBG’.

Here it is:

Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Sep 30 2008, 15:41:38)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 0.9.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
?         -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help      -> Python's own help system.
object?   -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.

  Welcome to pylab, a matplotlib-based Python environment.
  For more information, type 'help(pylab)'.

In [1]: d = dict()

In [2]: ?d
Type:           dict
Base Class:     <type 'dict'>
String Form:    {}
Namespace:      Interactive
Length:         0
Docstring:
    dict() -> new empty dictionary.
    dict(mapping) -> new dictionary initialized from a mapping object's
        (key, value) pairs.
    dict(seq) -> new dictionary initialized as if via:
        d = {}
        for k, v in seq:
            d[k] = v
    dict(**kwargs) -> new dictionary initialized with the name=value pairs
        in the keyword argument list.  For example:  dict(one=1, two=2)

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