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

You may set vi in your .ipython start-up config file. Create one if you don't have it by adding a file to ~/.ipython/profile_default/startup/ called something like start.py. Here's an example:

# Initializing script for ipython in ~/.ipython/profile_default/startup/
from IPython import get_ipython
ipython = get_ipython()

# If in ipython, set vi and load autoreload extension
if 'ipython' in globals():
    ipython.editing_mode = 'vi'
    ipython.magic('load_ext autoreload')
    ipython.magic('autoreload 2')
from Myapp.models import * 

That last line is if you use ipython with Django, and want to import all your models by default.