Adding Color to new style ipython (v5) prompt

Question

Update to the newly release ipython5 today. Started up the interactive prompt and received:

/usr/local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/IPython/core/interactivesh         


        

Answer 1

from IPython.terminal.prompts import Prompts, Token
import os

class MyPrompt(Prompts):

    def in_prompt_tokens(self, cli=None):   # default
        return [
            (Token.Prompt, 'In ['),
            (Token.PromptNum, str(self.shell.execution_count)),
            (Token.Prompt, ']: '),
        ]

    def in_prompt_tokens(self, cli=None):  # sample
        return [(Token, os.getcwd()),
                 (Token.Prompt, ' >>>')]

    def in_prompt_tokens(self, cli=None):   # custom
        path = os.path.basename(os.getcwd())
        return [
            (Token.Prompt, '<'),
            (Token.PromptNum, '~/'+path),
            (Token.Prompt, '>'),
            (Token.Prompt, '['),
            (Token.PromptNum, str(self.shell.execution_count)),
            (Token.Prompt, ']: '),
        ]

    def in_prompt_tokens(self, cli=None):   # custom
        path = os.path.basename(os.getcwd())
        return [
            (Token.PromptNum, str(self.shell.execution_count)),
            (Token.Prompt, ':'),
            (Token.PromptNum, '~/'+path),
            (Token.Prompt, '$ '),
        ]

"""
use:
import myprompt as MP
ip=get_ipython()
ip.prompts=MP.MyPrompt(ip)
"""

I experimented with various prompts with this script. It includes the default in_prompt_tokens method, the example customization and a couple of alternatives. The last imitates my bash prompt

73:~/mypy$ 

In looks like the tuple (Token..., str) sets the color of the string according to the token_type. Token, Token.Prompt, Token.PromptNum are possible types. Look at Token.<tab> for more (such as OutPrompt(Num)).

IPython/terminal/prompts.py

I probably won't use any of these because I like the default matching In /Out pairs. Besides I can use --term-title to show the directory in the tab title.

Answer 2

Simple example showing how to color the prompt in red:

from IPython.terminal.prompts import Token

ipy_config = get_config()

ipy_config.TerminalInteractiveShell.highlighting_style_overrides = {
    Token.Prompt: '#ff0000',
}

More advanced example that changes prompt color according to environment variable (useful if you play alot with staging/live systems):

# Example showing how to change color of prompt and prompt string in specific environments.
# put into ~/.ipython/profile_${YOURPROFILE}/ipython_config.py and start ipython with:
# PROFILE_LIVE ipython --profile ${YOURPROFILE}
import os

from IPython.terminal.prompts import Prompts, Token

ipy_config = get_config()


class MyPrompt(Prompts):
    environment = None

    def in_prompt_tokens(self, cli=None):
        return [
            (Token.Prompt, '{} ['.format(MyPrompt.environment)),
            (Token.PromptNum, str(self.shell.execution_count)),
            (Token.Prompt, ']: ')
        ]


if 'PROFILE_LIVE' in os.environ:
    ipy_config.TerminalInteractiveShell.highlighting_style_overrides = {
        Token.Prompt: '#ff0000',
    }
    MyPrompt.environment = 'LIVE'
    ipy_config.TerminalInteractiveShell.prompts_class = MyPrompt