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BeanShell vs IPython

A side-by-side look at BeanShell and IPython. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BeanShell

BeanShell

Development

BeanShell is a small, free, embeddable Java source interpreter with object scripting language features, written in Java. It runs in the Java Virtual Machine and dynamically executes Java code fragments and scripts.

javascriptinginterpreteropen-source
IPython

IPython

Development

IPython is an interactive Python shell and notebook environment for data analysis and scientific computing. It offers enhanced introspection, rich media, shell syntax, tab completion, and integrates well with matplotlib for data visualization.

interactiveshellnotebookdata-analysisscientific-computingvisualization

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