Installing IPython on Ubuntu

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This article provides step-by-step instructions for installing IPython, a popular interactive shell for data science tasks, on an Ubuntu 16.04 or later system.

Prerequisites

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Before proceeding with this installation guide, ensure that you have:

1. An active internet connection to download and install required packages.

2. Python (preferably version 3.x) installed on your system. You can refer to our article ''Install Python Interpreter PyCharm'(https://www.example.com/install-python-interpreter-pycharm)' for instructions.

Installing IPython

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### Method 1: Using pip

IPython and the Jupyter Notebook are available via `pip`, a package manager that comes with Python. To install them, open your terminal or command prompt and run:

```bash

sudo -H pip3 install ipython notebook

```

This will download and install IPython along with its dependencies.

### Method 2: Manual Tarball Installation

If you encounter issues using `pip` due to system-wide permissions or other reasons, you can also manually download the tarball from 'Fermi's Data Tools'(https://www.example.com/fermi-data-tools) website and install it yourself. Here are the steps:

1. Open a terminal or command prompt.

2. Navigate to your desired installation directory using `cd` (for example: `cd ~\anaconda3`) if you haven't already.

```bash

sudo tar -xvf ipython-7.x.y-x86_64.tar.gz

```

Replace the version numbers (`7`, `x`, and `y`) with those of your downloaded IPython distribution.

4. Change into the newly created directory:

```

cd ipython-7.x.y/

```

5. Finally, run these commands to install IPython system-wide (with root privileges):

```bash

sudo pip3 install --prefix=/usr/local -U -m wheelhouse \

# or for local installation without superuser rights:

# python setup.py bdist_wheel && sudo /usr/local/bin/pip3 \

# --no-index --no-deps install ipython*.egg

python setup.py build_ext

```

Troubleshooting and Additional Tips

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* If you encounter any errors during the installation process, refer to IPython's 'installation troubleshooting'(https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install.html#troubleshooting) documentation for more information.

* To launch Jupyter Notebook after a successful installtion, simply type `jupyter notebook` in your terminal or command prompt.

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With these steps completed, you should now have IPython and the Jupyter Notebook installed on your Ubuntu system. You can start exploring data science tasks like never before with this powerful combination of tools at your fingertips!

Install ipython on ubuntu