Enabling vi key bindings in IPython qtconsole

Question

I have enabled vi mode in my ~/.inputrc using the following lines in my mac.

set editing-mode vi

When I use IPython in terminal, I am getting proper vi key bindings, but when I use IPython in QtConsole using the command ipython qtconsole the vi key bindings don't work.

Is there anything else I have to do to get vi key bindings in IPython QtConsole?

I've used https://github.com/wmvanvliet/vim-ipython for two-way vim-IPython integration. — KLDavenport, Jun 12 '14 at 04:40
@KLDavenport I have heared about it as well. But for my usecase I want to stay inside ipython qtconsole itself. — Sudar, Jun 12 '14 at 09:27
Hmmm...I bet https://twitter.com/ogrisel (core contributor to scikit and vim user) knows the answer. — KLDavenport, Jun 13 '14 at 00:13
@KLDavenport Even he doesn't know the answer :( https://twitter.com/ogrisel/status/477344523484692480 — Sudar, Jun 13 '14 at 16:17
I gave it a go again no luck. Surprised Olivier didn't know. I'm super curious now! — KLDavenport, Jun 13 '14 at 17:30

Carlos Cordoba · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-13T16:02:47.693

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Qt console is not built around readline or anything related to the OS terminal. It's a Qt widget that mimics much of the behavior of terminal IPython and also has several cool features of its own (like inline plots and the ability to render Latex).

It comes with a lot of key bindings (which you can find by going to the menu Help > Show QtConsole Help) but unfortunately none of them is customizable.

edited Nov 13 '18 at 16:02

answered Jul 19 '14 at 16:00

Carlos Cordoba

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I kind of suspected it. Thanks for confirming it. – Sudar Jul 20 '14 at 05:54
Alas, `%guiref` doesn't work anymore: `"UsageError: Line magic function `%guiref` not found."` — Jupyter QtConsole 4.4.2, IPython 7.1.1 – gboffi Nov 13 '18 at 10:28
Yeah, that was removed several years ago. I'll update my answer accordingly. – Carlos Cordoba Nov 13 '18 at 16:01

Enabling vi key bindings in IPython qtconsole

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