Dependencies

Xonsh currently has the following external dependencies,

Run Time:

1. Python v3.4+

Pip supports “extra” dependencies in the form of xonsh[ptk,linux], where the list in the brackets identify the optional features

Xonsh currently has the following extras

1. ptk: prompt-toolkit: advanced readline library, line-editing
2. pygments>=2.2: syntax-highlighting
3. proctitle: setproctitle: change the title of terminal to reflect the current subprocess
4. linux: distro: linux specific platform information
5. mac: gnureadline: GNU’s featureful version of readline

In addition, xonsh integrates with Jupyter, an in-browser REPL, enabling the use of xonsh in jupyter notebooks

Development Dependencies

If you want to develop xonsh, it is extremely recommended to install the dependencies listed in requirements/docs.txt (to generate documentation) and requirements/tests.txt (to run the test suite).