environment/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py
def _event_filter_console_keypress(self, event):
        """ Reimplemented for execution interruption and smart backspace.
        """
        key = event.key()
        if self._control_key_down(event.modifiers(), include_command=False):

            if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_C and self._executing:
                self.request_interrupt_kernel()
                return True

            elif key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Period:
                self.request_restart_kernel()
                return True

        elif not event.modifiers() & QtCore.Qt.AltModifier:

            # Smart backspace: remove four characters in one backspace if:
            # 1) everything left of the cursor is whitespace
            # 2) the four characters immediately left of the cursor are spaces
            if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Backspace:
                col = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column()
                cursor = self._control.textCursor()
                if col > 3 and not cursor.hasSelection():
                    text = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line()[:col]
                    if text.endswith('    ') and not text.strip():
                        cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left,
                                            QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor, 4)
                        cursor.removeSelectedText()
                        return True

        return super(FrontendWidget, self)._event_filter_console_keypress(event)
def _event_filter_console_keypress(self, event):
        """ Reimplemented for execution interruption and smart backspace.
        """
        key = event.key()
        if self._control_key_down(event.modifiers(), include_command=False):

            if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_C and self._executing:
                self.request_interrupt_kernel()
                return True

            elif key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Period:
                self.request_restart_kernel()
                return True

        elif not event.modifiers() & QtCore.Qt.AltModifier:

            # Smart backspace: remove four characters in one backspace if:
            # 1) everything left of the cursor is whitespace
            # 2) the four characters immediately left of the cursor are spaces
            if key == QtCore.Qt.Key_Backspace:
                col = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_column()
                cursor = self._control.textCursor()
                if col > 3 and not cursor.hasSelection():
                    text = self._get_input_buffer_cursor_line()[:col]
                    if text.endswith('    ') and not text.strip():
                        cursor.movePosition(QtGui.QTextCursor.Left,
                                            QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor, 4)
                        cursor.removeSelectedText()
                        return True

        return super(FrontendWidget, self)._event_filter_console_keypress(event)
Reimplemented for execution interruption and smart backspace.