[etherealG]

how is that different from a firebug/webkit inspector javascript console if you don't mind me asking? I'm not really familiar with ipython.

[themanr]

The main difference is the ability to interact with objects in the scope of the breakpoint. The console is always in window scope and I want to interact with local variables within a certain function.

[yesbabyyes]

If I don't misunderstand you, you can do this in Firebug. Open one of the scripts in the Script panel, click on the left hand side of any row to set a breakpoint. Execution will break there, and you can inspect the call stack, local scope and everything.

It's the same in Chrome.