I installed PyPy while still having Python 2.7 on my system.
easy_install
with PyPy?An alternative solution is to install pip. Following the instructions in pip's documentation:
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
pypy get-pip.py
pypy -m pip install ipython
At least this worked for me:
$ brew install pypy
$ pypy -m easy_install ipython
$ /usr/local/share/pypy/ipython
Python 2.7.3 (480845e6b1dd, Jul 31 2013, 10:58:28)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IPython 1.1.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.
You need to install easy_install for pypy manually.
It's explained in the answer to this question : Installing Python eggs under PyPy