ipython-pygments-lexers
Defines a variety of Pygments lexers for highlighting IPython code.
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Yes, if you need to highlight IPython code or sessions. The package is lightweight, has no known vulnerabilities, and fills a specific niche that standard Python lexers don't cover. Install it when you're building documentation, educational tools, or anything that displays IPython code and wants proper syntax coloring for magics and shell commands.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires pygments to be installed; Python >=3.8
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency on pygments.
- Maintenance status is aging—last commit was 2025-12-15, but the package is recent (first released 2025-01-15) and the repository remains active and not archived.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under BSD (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package with minimal legal restrictions.
last release 2025-01-17 (574 days) · last repo commit 2025-12-15
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 78,556,467 downloads/mo, #435 on PyPI
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pip install ipython-pygments-lexers
from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name
lexer = get_lexer_by_name('ipythonconsole')- Whether the lexers handle all current IPython syntax features and special forms reliably
- Performance characteristics when highlighting large IPython session transcripts
What it is and what it does
This package provides Pygments lexers specifically designed to highlight IPython code and interactive sessions. IPython adds special syntax—like `%magics`, `!shell commands`, and `help?`—that standard Python lexers don't recognize. ipython-pygments-lexers fills that gap with two main lexers: one for highlighting IPython input code alone, and another for full IPython console sessions including prompts, output, and tracebacks. The lexers were previously bundled inside IPython itself but have been extracted into a standalone package to keep concerns separate and make them easier to maintain and reuse in other tools.
The package depends only on pygments, making it lightweight to install. It's aimed at developers and documentation tools that need to display or highlight IPython code snippets with proper syntax awareness. If you're building documentation, notebooks, or any tool that renders IPython sessions, this lexer set lets you highlight them correctly.
Use it for
- Highlight IPython code snippets in Sphinx documentation or static site generators
- Display IPython console sessions in tutorials or blog posts with proper syntax coloring
- Syntax-highlight IPython input in code review or analysis tools
- Render IPython transcripts in educational platforms
- Add IPython-aware syntax highlighting to terminal-based code viewers
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to highlight IPython code or sessions.
The package is lightweight, has no known vulnerabilities, and fills a specific niche that standard Python lexers don't cover. Install it when you're building documentation, educational tools, or anything that displays IPython code and wants proper syntax coloring for magics and shell commands.
Install
ipython-pygments-lexers on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency on pygments. Maintenance status is aging—last commit was 2025-12-15, but the package is recent (first released 2025-01-15) and the repository remains active and not archived.
Requires pygments to be installed; Python >=3.8
License in practice
Licensed under BSD (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package with minimal legal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install ipython-pygments-lexers
from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name
lexer = get_lexer_by_name('ipythonconsole')Verify before relying
- Whether the lexers handle all current IPython syntax features and special forms reliably
- Performance characteristics when highlighting large IPython session transcripts
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagepygments |
| Maintenance | Aging 574 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 78,556,467 / month, #435 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Framework :: IPythonLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD License |
Evidence: ipython_pygments_lexers-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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