Automatically import module when starting Jupyter applications (QtConsole)

[FSund]

I want to have numpy loaded as np and matplotlib.pyplot loaded as plt when I start Jupyter QtConsole session. 

Earlier I could do this by adding

c.InteractiveShellApp.exec_lines = [

    'import numpy as np',

    'import matplotlib.pyplot',

]

to .ipython/ipython_config.py, but newer version of Jupyter has moved away from using that config file. 

I've tried adding it to jupyter_qtconsole_config.py, but that doesn't work.

What is the best way of doing this today?

[Thomas Kluyver]

On 4 July 2016 at 12:25, FSund <filip...@gmail.com> wrote:

to .ipython/ipython_config.py, but newer version of Jupyter has moved away from using that config file. 

Importing modules on startup is the responsibility of the IPython kernel (as it's Python specific), so it's still configured through IPython, not in any Jupyter config file. The location is .ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.py (unchanged from before), but configuring it there should still work.

More information on configuring IPython:
http://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config/index.html

And an overview of config for Jupyter:
http://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/projects/config.html

[FSund]

Aha, now I see. Thank you very much.

I was under the impression that IPython was no more, and that it had all been replaced by Jupyter.

The whole IPython/Jupyter stuff can be pretty confusing for a beginner, but I still find QtConsole immensely useful.

[Thomas Kluyver]

On 4 July 2016 at 12:46, FSund <filip...@gmail.com> wrote:

The whole IPython/Jupyter stuff can be pretty confusing for a beginner, but I still find QtConsole immensely useful.

It certainly can. The rule of thumb is: Jupyter is all the pieces that can work with other languages, IPython is the Python-specific backend for Jupyter.