macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ptpythonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4513
Install ptpython with Homebrew, apt, dnf
Advanced Python REPL. Version 3.0.32 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install ptpython.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ptpythonDebian stable package indexes · ptpython · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ptpython3Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ptpython3 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Advanced Python REPL
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ptipython
- ptpython
history
Project history and usage
ptpython is an advanced, cross-platform Python REPL built with prompt_toolkit. It adds syntax highlighting, multiline editing, completion, mouse support, configurable key bindings, history, and top-level await support.
Project history
ptpython was developed in the prompt-toolkit project as an enhanced Python interactive shell built on prompt_toolkit. Its official repository continues to maintain the standalone ptpython and ptipython commands.
Adoption history
ptpython is distributed through Python and operating-system package ecosystems and is also integrated by tools such as django-extensions, whose shell_plus command can select ptpython or its IPython-enabled variant.
How it is used
Users launch ptpython as a replacement interactive Python shell, use ptipython for IPython features, or embed the REPL in Python applications. Configuration is supplied through config.py or an explicit --config-file option; PTPYTHON_CONFIG_HOME overrides the configuration directory.
Why package nerds care
ptpython demonstrates how a language REPL can be rebuilt around a reusable terminal-interface library. It is notable for combining modern interactive editing with the familiar Python execution model and for offering both standalone and embeddable entry points.
Timeline
- Project development: ptpython emerged as the prompt-toolkit project's enhanced Python REPL.
- Current design: The project provides ptpython, ptipython, embedding APIs, and platform-specific configuration discovery.
Related projects
- prompt_toolkit: The terminal UI and input library underlying ptpython.
- IPython: Accessible through the ptipython command when installed.
- ptpdb: An experimental debugger interface mentioned by the project.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:repl
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$PTPYTHON_CONFIG_HOME/config.py
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ptipython | cli | global executable | |
ptpython | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-22
manager version3.0.32
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpythonnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ptpython |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.32 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ptpython |
| Homepage | https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython |
| Repository | https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b6/8c/7e904ceeb512b4530c7ca1d918d3565d694a1fa7df337cdfc36a16347d68/ptpython-3.0.32.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ptpython |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
ptpython 3.0.30-2
Alternative Python Prompt with auto-completion and syntax highlighting
https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython
sudo apt install ptpython- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptpython
Ubuntu apt95%
ptpython 3.0.26-1
Alternative Python Prompt with auto-completion and syntax highlighting
https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython
sudo apt install ptpython- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptpython
dnf95%
ptpython3 3.0.31-4.fc45
Python REPL build on top of prompt_toolkit
https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython
sudo dnf install ptpython3- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: ptpython
- 3 dependencies
- 7 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptpython
dnf95%
ptpython3+ptipython 3.0.31-4.fc45
Metapackage for ptpython3: ptipython extras
https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/ptpython
sudo dnf install ptpython3+ptipython- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: ptpython
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptpython
source trail
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation
