Pants will load a [REPL](🔗) with all of your specified source code and any of its third-party dependencies, which allows you to import those values.

## IPython

In addition to the default Python shell, Pants supports the improved [IPython shell](🔗).

To use IPython, run `./pants repl --shell=ipython`. To permanently use IPython, add this to your `pants.toml`:

You can change IPython's version with `[ipython].version`. If you change it, Pants's default lockfile for IPython will not work. Either set the `lockfile` option to a custom path or `"<none>"` to opt-out. See [Third-party dependencies](🔗).

If you set the `version` lower than IPython 7, then you must set `[ipython].ignore_cwd = false` to avoid Pants setting an option that did not exist in earlier IPython releases.

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IPython does not yet work with Pantsd

When using IPython, use the option `--no-pantsd` to turn off the Pants daemon, e.g. `./pants --no-pantsd repl --shell=ipython`. We are working to [fix this](🔗).

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Python 2 support

Pants uses IPython 7 by default, which does not work with Python 2. You can override `version` to use IPython 5. As mentioned above, you must set `ignore_cwd = false`.

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You can even use IPython 7 for Python 3 code, and IPython 5 for Python 2 code:

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## Examples

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`./pants repl ::` will load all your code.

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Tip: how to exit the REPL

Either type `exit()` and hit enter, or press `ctrl+d`.