Dependencies¶
Xonsh currently has the following external dependencies,
Run Time:
- Python v3.4+
- PLY (optional, included with xonsh)
Pip supports “extra” dependencies in the form of xonsh[ptk,linux]
, where
the list in the brackets identify the optional features
Xonsh currently has the following extras
ptk
: prompt-toolkit: advanced readline library, line-editingpygments>=2.2
: syntax-highlightingproctitle
: setproctitle: change the title of terminal to reflect the current subprocesslinux
: distro: linux specific platform informationmac
: gnureadline: GNU’s featureful version of readlinewin
: win_unicode_console: enables the use of Unicode in windows consoles
In addition, xonsh integrates with Jupyter, an in-browser REPL, enabling the use of xonsh in jupyter notebooks
Development Dependencies¶
If you want to develop xonsh, it is extremely recommended to install the dependencies listed in requirements-docs.txt (to generate documentation) and requirements-tests.txt (to run the test suite).