IPython Console plugin incompatible with ipython 0.13

[Rocco Aliberti]

Trying to enable IPython Console plugin with installed ipython 0.13 i get this:

ERROR : could not find a compatible version of IPython
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/***/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/ipython_view/__init__.py", line 32, in <module>
    raise ImportError('unknown IPython version: {0}'.format(version))
ImportError: unknown IPython version: 0.13
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/***/exaile/xl/plugins.py", line 122, in enable_plugin
    plugin = self.load_plugin(pluginname)
  File "/home/***/exaile/xl/plugins.py", line 84, in load_plugin
    plugin = imp.load_source(pluginname, os.path.join(path,'__init__.py'))
  File "/home/***/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/__init__.py", line 67, in <module>
    class IPView(ip.IPythonView):
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'IPythonView'
WARNING : Unable to enable plugin ipconsole

[Dustin Spicuzza (dustin-virtualroadside)]

That was a silly bug. I've fixed it in trunk at r4416. Sorry for taking so long.

[Rocco Aliberti (eri.trabiccolo)]

Thanks and don't worry for the delay, the only one problem is that I just installed ipython 1.0.0 and I ran into this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/rock/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/__init__.py", line 157, in <lambda>
    callback=lambda *x: show_console(exaile))
  File "/home/rock/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/__init__.py", line 218, in show_console
    PLUGIN = IPyConsole({'exaile': exaile})
  File "/home/rock/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/__init__.py", line 93, in __init__
    ipv = IPView()
  File "/home/rock/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/ipython_view/ipython_view2.py", line 539, in __init__
    input_func=self.raw_input)
  File "/home/rock/exaile/plugins/ipconsole/ipython_view/ipython_view2.py", line 80, in __init__
    IPython.frontend.terminal.interactiveshell.raw_input_original = input_func
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'frontend'

I made the attached patch against trunk r4117, but don't know if you'll like the solution adopted :).

[Dustin Spicuzza (dustin-virtualroadside)]

Your patch looks like the approach I would take, except I'd probably check for a specific exception type instead of 'Exception'. Or, even use hasattr() to determine which attribute to use.

I'll try this out tomorrow.

[Rocco Aliberti (eri.trabiccolo)]

Yep, you're right.

[Dustin Spicuzza (dustin-virtualroadside)]

Fixes for IPython 1.x and 2.x committed to trunk.