How do I use vi keys in ipython under *nix?

Question

Currently in Bash I use set -o vi to enable vi mode in my bash prompt.

How do I get this going in ipython?

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Answer 1

ipython uses the readline library and this is configurable using the ~/.inputrc file. You can add

set editing-mode vi

to that file to make all readline based applications use vi style keybindings instead of Emacs.