Changelog

5.2.1 (2026-02-16)

Fixes:

5.2.0 (2025-11-01)

Fixes:

  • Support IPython 9.

Other changes:

  • Drop support for Python 3.8 and 3.9, which are EOL.

  • Test against Python 3.14.

5.1.0 (2024-02-02)

Features:

  • Add pure theme (#264).

Other changes:

  • Remove packaging and colorama as explicit dependencies (#262).

5.0.0 (2024-01-09)

Features:

Support:

  • Support Python 3.11 and 3.12.

  • Drop support for Python 2 (#202), Python 3.6, Python 3.7, IPython 5, IPython 6, IPython 7, and click<8.

4.4.0 (2022-08-14)

Support:

  • Support IPython 7 and 8 (#91). Thanks @matan129 for the PR.

  • Test against Python 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10.

4.3.0 (2019-04-07)

Features:

  • Enter and exit “stealth mode” by pressing TAB (#113). Thanks @ThinkBriK for the suggestion and thanks @jlehett for the implementation.

4.2.1 (2018-12-22)

Bug fixes:

  • Fix behavior of commentecho when a comment includes quote characters.

4.2.0 (2018-11-08)

Other changes:

  • Test against Python 3.7.

4.1.0 (2018-10-25)

Features:

  • Support bright colors in prompt templates.

Bug fixes:

  • Fix compatibility with click>=7.0.

4.0.1 (2018-05-22)

Bug fixes:

  • Ctrl-Z suspends doitlive (#44). Thanks @emanuelhouse for reporting.

  • Fix help text for --shell option (#43).

4.0.0.post0 (2018-05-14)

  • Distribute a universal wheel.

  • Minor docs updates.

4.0.0 (2018-05-13)

Features:

  • Add shell completion for bash, zsh, and fish (#3).

  • Add “Did you mean” suggestions.

  • Support setting environment variables with export commands (#32). Thanks @asmacdo for the suggestion.

  • Support setting aliases with alias commands (#40).

Bug fixes:

  • Fix exiting a command such as watch with ctrl-c during a session (#29). Thanks @zigarn for the catch and patch.

Other changes:

  • Drop official support for Python 3.3 and 3.4. Python 2.7 and >=3.5 are supported.

  • Lots of internal re-organization of modules.

3.0.3 (2017-11-08)

Bug fixes:

3.0.2 (2017-10-17)

Bug fixes:

  • Fix ‘cd-ing’ to paths with an envvar (#24). Thanks @utdrmac for reporting.

  • Fix behavior of cd -

  • Fix behavior of Ctrl-C after all commands have finished.

3.0.1 (2017-10-16)

Bug fixes:

  • Fix behavior of Backspace key when speed > 1.

  • Handle KeyError when $HOME is unset (#10). Thanks @Stefan-Code for reporting.

3.0.0 (2017-10-15)

  • Support IPython>=5.0 (#20). Drop support for IPython<5.0. Thanks @rplevka for reporting.

  • Use $SHELL as the default interpreter for commands if not explicitly specified.

  • Remove invalid import in ipython module. Thanks @axocomm.

  • Fix exiting a session with Ctrl-C in Python 3.

2.8.0 (2017-10-08)

Bug fixes:

  • Don’t allow passing a –speed that is < 1 (#17). Thanks @mblhaunted for reporting and thanks @Stefan-Code for the implementation suggestion.

2.7.0 (2017-03-07)

Features:

  • Add stev, damoekri, and smiley themes.

  • Modify sorin theme to be more like the original prezto theme.

Bug fixes:

  • Prevent extra spacing when using {vcs_branch}, {git_branch}, or {hg_branch} in a custom prompt.

2.6.0 (2017-01-07)

Features:

  • Prompt template variables can be styled with .inverse, e.g. {user.inverse}.

  • Prompt templates can include {nl} for displaying new-lines. Thanks @andredias.

Other changes:

  • Test against Python 3.6.

2.5.0 (2016-05-02)

Features

  • Add ipython mode (#8).

2.4.0 (2015-10-18)

Features:

  • Backspace key works during playback.

Bug fixes:

  • Prevent unicode_literals import warning from click on Python 2 (#12, #13).

  • Fix bug that caused some keystrokes to get echoed instead of swallowed (#6). Thanks @jordigh for reporting.

Other changes:

  • Reorganized as a package. Added termutils and version_control modules.

Big thanks to @Stefan-Code for implementing these changes.

2.3.1 (2015-02-08)

  • Fix bug that showed the incorrect prompt on the last slide if the theme was set using the #doitlive prompt: directive.

2.3.0 (2014-11-16)

  • Add support for displaying Mercurial VCS info (current branch, bookmark)

  • Add commentecho CLI option and magic comment.

  • Add --quiet CLI option for suppressing the startup message.

2.2.1 (2014-08-02)

  • Fix display of git branches on Python 3 (don’t show b prefix).

2.2.0 (2014-07-13)

  • Add {TTY} prompt variable that contains named constants for ANSI escape sequences.

  • Add “giddie” theme.

  • Add help/H command to the recorder console.

2.1.0 (2014-06-25)

  • Python mode: Fenced code blocks can be played back in a fake Python console.

  • Added ability to preview and undo commands during a recorder session.

  • Current datetime ({now}) can be included in prompt.

  • Added ‘pws’ theme.

  • Added --envvar and --alias options to record command.

  • Added unalias and unset comment directives.

2.0 (2014-06-21)

  • Added session recorder (doitlive record).

  • Improved interface.

  • Sessions are played with doitlive play <session_file>.

  • Deprecated doitlive-demo. Run doitlive demo instead.

  • Deprecated doitlive --themes and doitlive --themes-preview. Run doitlive themes and doitlive themes --preview instead.

  • Fix bug that raised an error when cd’ing into a non-existent directory.

  • Remove extra spacing in prompt when not in a git directory.

  • Added ‘robbyrussell’ theme.

1.0 (2014-06-18)

  • Added themes!

  • Prompt variables can have ANSI colors and styles.

  • {hostname} can be included in prompt.

  • {git_branch} can be included in prompt.

  • Prompt variable {full_cwd} renamed to {cwd}.

  • Prompt variable {cwd} renamed to {dir}.

  • Short option for --speed is now -s.

  • Short option for --shell is now -S.

  • Changed default prompt.

  • run and magictype receive prompt_template instead of a prompt function.

  • Remove unnecessary PromptState class.

0.2.0 (2014-06-16)

  • Add “speed” config option.

  • Fix short option for “–shell”.

  • Custom prompts are colored.

  • Remove unnecessary –check-output option, which was only used for testing.

  • Fix bug where cwd would not update in custom prompts.

0.1.0 (2014-06-15)

  • Initial release.