python-cell.el

MATLAB-like cells in python

Key Bindings

Ctrl-Return - send contents of the current cell to an inferior python process

Ctrl-Down - move to the beginning of the next cell

Ctrl-Up - move to the beginning of the previous cell

Installation

el-get

If you use el-get you can use this recipe to download and install python-cell-mode:

(:name python-cell
      :description "MATLAB-like cells in python"
      :type github
      :pkgname "thisch/python-cell.el")

MELPA

If you're an Emacs 24 user or you have a recent version of package.el you can install python-cell-mode from the MELPA repository.

Manual

Just drop python-cell.el somewhere in your load path, e.g., ~/.emacs.d/vendor.

(add-to-list 'load-path "~/emacs.d/vendor")
(require 'python-cell)

Usage

To enable python-cell mode in all python buffers (Emacs 24+):

(add-hook 'python-mode-hook #'python-cell-mode 1)

To temporarily activate python-cell mode in an open (python) buffer:

M-x python-cell-mode

Customization:

M-x customize-group RET python-cell RET

TODO

• add support for more programming languages
• imenu support