IPython now does not include the current working dir in sys.path, when PYTHONSAFEPATH is set or -P is used #15014
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Update init_path so that if sys.flags.safe_path is set, it will not include the current working directory. sys.flags.safe_path is python's equivalent to of the ipython flag ignore_cwd. It is most often set by PYTHONSAFEPATH or by running python with -P.
ivanov
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Oct 6, 2025
Co-authored-by: Paul Ivanov <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Paul Ivanov <[email protected]>
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@ivanov I committed the suggested changed to the empty str literal and to the version in the docstring. |
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Thanks for taking the time to improve IPython, @algal |
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This updates IPython so that it respects the value of the Python flag
sys.flags.safe_path, which is usually controlled by the environment variable PYTHONSAFEPATH, and which stops Python from adding the current working directory to thesys.path.So now a user can do this by relying on that standard Python env var, or Python's
-Pcommand line flag, rather than relying on IPython's own--ignore_cwdcommand line flag.