IPYTHON(1) General Commands Manual IPYTHON(1)
NAME
ipython - Tools for Interactive Computing in Python.
SYNOPSIS
ipython [options] files...
ipython subcommand [options]...
DESCRIPTION
An interactive Python shell with automatic history (input and output), dynamic object introspection, easier configuration, command comple-
tion, access to the system shell, integration with numerical and scientific computing tools, web notebook, Qt console, and more.
For more information on how to use IPython, see 'ipython --help', or 'ipython --help-all' for all available command-line options.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
IPYTHONDIR
This is the location where IPython stores all its configuration files. The default on most platforms is $HOME/.ipython, but on Linux
IPython respects the XDG config specification, which will put IPYTHONDIR in $HOME/.config/ipython by default.
You can see the computed value of IPYTHONDIR with `ipython locate`.
FILES
IPython uses various configuration files stored in profiles within IPYTHONDIR. To generate the default configuration files and start con-
figuring IPython, do 'ipython profile create', and edit '*_config.py' files located in IPYTHONDIR/profile_default.
AUTHORS
IPython is written by the IPython Development Team <https://github.com/ipython/ipython>.
July 15, 2011 IPYTHON(1)
