[IPython-dev] Running IPython Notebook against Python 2.7 or Python 3.3

Eric Matthes ehmatthes at gmail.com
Mon Dec 2 11:31:51 EST 2013


Thank you everyone, these responses were really helpful, particularly as I
start to help more people get set up for the first time with IPython.

Eric


On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Eric Matthes <ehmatthes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have loved working with IPython Notebook, but I've become totally
> confused about how I set up my main system. I love how it is set up now; I
> can start a virtualenv with ipython, that either uses python 2.7 or python
> 3.3. But if I try to build a similar setup on a clean install of 12.04 from
> virtualbox, I can't replicate my environment.
>
> I am not tied to using virtualenv for ipython, but I do need a reliable
> setup that lets me choose to use ipython notebook with either Python 2.7 or
> 3.3. I've played with virtualenvs, with pip and easy_install, with symlinks
> from python and python3.3 directories, with dist-packages and
> site-packages, and it's left me pretty confused.
>
> Can someone suggest a straightforward way to set up an Ubuntu 12.04 system
> to use IPython Notebook, so that I can choose to have the notebook using a
> Python 2.7 or Python 3.3 interpreter at different times? For context, I am
> working on some tutorials that reference both 2.7 code samples and 3.3 code
> samples, and I'd like to be able to run both. I have an open question on
> stackoverflow about installing ipython notebook to a virtualenv, but I
> don't need that particular question answered necessarily at this point if
> there is a better alternative.
>
> (so question) -
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20290357/ipython-notebook-in-a-virtualenv-using-python-3-3
>
> Eric Matthes
>
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