Configuring IPython
IPython has an elaborate configuration and customization system. The components of the system are as follows:
- IPython provides default profiles, but we can create our own profiles
- Various settable options for the shell, kernel, Qt console, and notebook
- Customization of prompts and colors
- Extensions we saw in Keeping track of package versions and history in IPython notebooks
- Startup files per profile
I will demonstrate some of these components in this recipe.
Getting ready
You need IPython for this recipe, so (if necessary) have a look at the Getting ready section of Keeping track of package versions and history in IPython notebooks.
How to do it...
Let's start with a startup file. I have a directory in my home directory at .ipython/profile_default/startup ...
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