How to create multiple profiles?

[pybokeh]

Hello,

In IPython notebook versions, I could execute this command in the terminal:

ipython profile create my_profile    to create multiple profiles

Reading the jupyter docs at:

https://jupyter.readthedocs.org/en/latest/config.html

It implies that I would need to do:

jupyter {application} --generate-config

or jupyter my_profile --generate-config

But I get an error message:

jupyter: 'my_profile' is not a Jupyter command

jupyter notebook --generate-config works, but what if I want to create other profiles with names other than "notebook"?

As a workaround, I renamed jupyter_notebook_config.py to jupyter_my_profile_config.py, but I shouldn't have to manually copy and then rename config files.  Did I miss further details in the jupyter docs or was the ability to make multiple profiles not implemented yet in jupyter?

By the way, I am using Windows environment with jupyter installed via conda.  Thanks!

- Daniel

[pybokeh]

On a related note,

looks like jupyter notebook --profile=my_profile doesn't work or is not longer valid with jupyter

[MinRK]

Jupyter did not inherit the concept of profiles from IPython. So there is one jupyter config directory (~/.jupyter by default). You can select a new config directory with the JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR env variable, which is analogous to switching profiles in IPython.

So 

    ipython notebook --profile foo

would look like

    JUPTYER_CONFIG_DIR=~/jupyter_foo jupyter notebook

in Jupyter, etc.

-MinRK

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[pybokeh]

OK thanks that worked.

But what does the {application} syntax in the documentation do?  To me, it implies you can set an application or profile name and then refer to that name when executing jupyter commands.

https://jupyter.readthedocs.org/en/latest/config.html

[MinRK]

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM, pybokeh <pyb...@gmail.com> wrote:

OK thanks that worked.

But what does the {application} syntax in the documentation do?  To me, it implies you can set an application or profile name and then refer to that name when executing jupyter commands.

https://jupyter.readthedocs.org/en/latest/config.html

{application} is the jupyter subcommand, e.g. jupyter notebook or jupyter qtconsole. These files define and generate their own config files, e.g. jupyter notebook --generate-config. So the full command for starting a new configuration for the notebook that’s not your default would be:

JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR=~/jupyter_custom jupyter notebook --generate-config

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[Max Linke]

Hi

is it also possible to choose between my different ipython-config? I'm asking because I have a customized
profile for my work which loads a bunch of different modules at the start. To test if bugs are a result of my config or the actual ipython/jupyter code I also have a profile which only has the default profiles.

How can I change between these ipython-kernel profiles in the jupyter notebook. Previously
I would just use a different ipython profile. But since the notebook and ipython are separated now
I can't do that anymore.


best Max

[pybokeh]

Ahhh I see. I mistook {application} to mean profile, not sub-command.  Thanks for the clarification!