bpython ☆

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Description:
Fancy interface to the Python interpreter

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.26@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: python repl terminal developer-tools interactive

Install: brew install bpython

About:
bpython is a feature-rich in-terminal Python interpreter that offers syntax highlighting, a readline-like auto-completion, and automatic indentation. It provides inline function argument suggestions and pastebin code directly from the interface. It aims to improve the interactive Python experience for debugging and experimentation.

Key Features:

Real-time syntax highlighting
Inline function signature hints
Auto-completion and auto-indentation
Pastebin integration for code sharing

Use Cases:

Interactive Python debugging and testing
Exploring new libraries and APIs
Quick code snippets execution

Alternatives:

IPython – IPython is a full-featured interactive shell with advanced magic commands and notebook support, while bpython focuses on a lightweight, terminal-native experience.
ptpython – ptpython offers similar advanced editing features but is built on prompt_toolkit, whereas bpython uses a simpler custom interface.

License: MIT

Dependencies: certifi, python@3.14

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 5, 2025 10:15pm	1	VERSION_BUMP	c0b1203f
Oct 27, 2025 11:45pm	2	VERSION_BUMP	e3ed8598
Oct 13, 2025 11:41am	2	VERSION_BUMP	1fe80321
Oct 11, 2024 10:07pm	6	VERSION_BUMP	1e61da9c
Sep 11, 2024 5:27am	6	VERSION_BUMP	b0c3aef9
Oct 17, 2023 10:14pm	3	VERSION_BUMP	cecfda27
Oct 14, 2023 7:57pm	2	VERSION_BUMP	ff50cde3
Sep 30, 2023 7:41am	1	VERSION_BUMP	1a140551
Jan 18, 2023 6:05pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	c5859bb5
Jan 18, 2023 6:05pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	e0982962
Dec 9, 2022 4:05pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	06a5d55e
Dec 9, 2022 4:05pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	b7d0f3f1