Mitigate issue marcomusy#769: don't set backend to '2d' in IPython REPLs

paulbrodersen · Apr 30, 2024 · fa674d2 · fa674d2
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commit fa674d2
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diff --git a/vedo/settings.py b/vedo/settings.py
@@ -231,8 +231,10 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
         self.default_backend = "vtk"
         try:
-            get_ipython()
-            self.default_backend = "2d"
+            # adapted from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/39662359/2912349
+            shell = get_ipython().__class__.__name__
+            if shell == 'ZMQInteractiveShell':
+                self.default_backend = "2d"
         except NameError:
             pass