Make python.el work with IPython automatically.

* lisp/progmodes/python.el:
(python-shell-completion-setup-code): New value supporting iPython.
(python-shell-completion-string-code): New value supporting iPython.
(python-shell-completion-get-completions): Use them.
(python-shell-completion-module-string-code): Make obsolete.
(python-shell-prompt-input-regexps)
(python-shell-prompt-output-regexps): Add safeguard for ipdb.
(python-shell-output-filter): Fix comment typo.

* test/automated/python-tests.el:
(python-util-clone-local-variables-1): Fix test.

Fixes: debbugs:15510

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2f3a3d0e38e..19356f7473b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -670,6 +670,23 @@ display a "Homepage" header.)
 ** In Prolog mode, `prolog-use-smie' has been removed,
 along with the non-SMIE indentation code.
 
+** Python mode
+
+*** Out of the box support for CPython, iPython and readline based shells.
+**** `python-shell-completion-module-string-code` is no longer used.
+
+*** Automatic shell prompt detection.
+**** New user options:
+***** `python-shell-interpreter-interactive-arg`.
+***** `python-shell-prompt-detect-enabled`.
+***** `python-shell-prompt-detect-failure-warning`.
+***** `python-shell-prompt-input-regexps`.
+***** `python-shell-prompt-output-regexps`.
+
+*** Python shell support for remote hosts via tramp.
+
+*** Correct display of line numbers for code sent to the Python shell.
+
 ** Remember
 
 *** The new command `remember-notes' creates a buffer that is saved on exit.