ipython -pylab broken on karmik (9.10)

[Alon Levy]

When running ipython -pylab on karmik kooala the prompt appears and no further keyboard input is acknowledged. The output is just:

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Python 2.6.2+ (release26-maint, Jul 24 2009, 16:16:12)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 0.9.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.

  Welcome to pylab, a matplotlib-based Python environment.
  For more information, type 'help(pylab)'.

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$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10

$ apt-cache policy ipython
ipython:
  Installed: 0.9.1-3ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.9.1-3ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.1-3ubuntu2 0
        500 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I encountered this after upgrading since my own app which is an enhanced ipython shell which uses wx and pylab started getting stuck, and I was looking for a simple test case. ipython -pylab isn't exactly a simple test case, but it's what I have right now, and it is reproducible.

[dieterv (dieterv77)]

I believe this bug is the same or related to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/270856

Also, i tested the 0.10 package available from debian and i no longer encounter this problem. One more reason to get 0.10 into Karmic i guess (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipython/+bug/427526)

[David Fokkema (dfokkema)]

Karmic now has 0.10 and this bug is fixed.