Syntax Highlighting in Terminal for Python?

Question

Is there a way to turn on python syntax highlighting for Terminal.app on Mac OS X?

honk · Answer 1 · 2010-03-31 03:19:05Z

If you just want to highlight sources you dump into the terminal a la cat try excellent pygments. It actually supports a lot of languages. Run with

pygmentize source.py

If instead you were talking about editing files with syntax highlighting inside a mac terminal, this really depends on the editor.

for vi or vim you want at least these option in ~/.vimrc
```
syntax on
```
emacs works right out of the box
don't ask me about nano.

Oleksandr Bolotov · Answer 2 · 2010-06-16 21:08:03Z

Try ipython. It highlights syntax and much more.
I haven't tried it on Mac but looks like it must work:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/726449/installing-ipython-with-readline-on-the-mac

Another option is WxPython and pycrust (which works without Terminal.app :( )

Randolph West · Answer 3 · 2012-08-12 05:43:06Z

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Here is a series of screencasts, that shows bpython in action:

edited Aug 12 '12 at 5:43

Randolph West
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answered Jun 11 '10 at 0:35

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	While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. – Diogo Aug 9 '12 at 12:45
	@Diogo, visiting the site will show that this link is to how-to videos. It's difficult to include essential parts in that respect. I agree that the answer needs work, but I don't think your comment is helpful. – Randolph West Aug 12 '12 at 5:41
	No problem Randolph, this comment was automatically posted by the review system when I reviewed it. – Diogo Aug 12 '12 at 14:19

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