---
id: ipython-pygments-lexers
version: "1.1.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# ipython-pygments-lexers — Defines a variety of Pygments lexers for highlighting IPython code.

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install ipython-pygments-lexers
uv add ipython-pygments-lexers
poetry add ipython-pygments-lexers

## Description

A [Pygments](https://pygments.org/) plugin for IPython code & console sessions

[IPython](https://ipython.org/) is an interactive Python shell. Among other features,
it adds some special convenience syntax, including `%magics`, `!shell commands`
and `help?`. This package contains lexers for these, to use with the Pygments syntax
highlighting package.

- The `ipython` lexer should be used where only input code is highlighted
- The `ipythonconsole` lexer works for an IPython session, including code,
  prompts, output and tracebacks.

These lexers were previously part of IPython itself (in `IPython.lib.lexers`),
but have now been moved to a separate package.

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides Pygments syntax highlighters for IPython code, console sessions, and special syntax like magics and shell commands.

Verdict: A lightweight, permissively licensed Pygments plugin for IPython syntax highlighting with minimal dependencies. No known vulnerabilities and supports Python 3.8+. Aging maintenance status (last commit 2025-12-15) is the only concern; suitable for stable use but monitor for long-term support.

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