Mastering IPython 4.0

What you need for this book

This book was written using the IPython 4.0 and 4.0.1 (stable) releases from August 2015 through March 2016; all examples and functions should work in these versions. When third-party libraries are required, the version used will be noted at that time. Given the rate of change of the IPython 4 implementation, the various third-party libraries, and the field in general, it is an unfortunate fact that getting every example in this book to run on every reader's machine is doubtful. Add to that the differences in machine architecture and configuration and the problem only worsens. Despite efforts to write straightforward, portable code, the reader should not be surprised if some work is required to make the odd example ...