IPython is comparatively mature, and there are consequently fewer major changes planned. However, we plan to:
Released planned mid 2016.
Switch from readline to prompt_toolkit for terminal interaction; this should
simplify installation and provide a richer experience in the terminal.
The switch to prompt_toolkit will also imply dropping the readline interface.
See Migration to Python 3 only document,
IPython 5.0 would be the last version to work on Python 2. Active long term support is planned until Fall/Winter 2017, and passive support until mid 2019.
Refactor the completion machinery, and investigate using Jedi for completing in regular Python code (separate completion machinery is still needed for our special syntax).
- Deletion and removal of various Python 2 shims and code path.
- Make sure upgrade process does not upgrade on Python 2.