Installing IPython
IPython requires Python 2.7 or ≥ 3.3.
Quick Install
With pip already installed :
$ pip install ipython
This should install IPython as well as all the other dependency required.
If you try to use IPython with notebooks or the Qt console, you should also install jupyter.
Overview
This document describes in detail the steps required to install IPython. For a few quick ways to get started with package managers or full Python distributions, see the install page of the IPython website.
Please let us know if you have problems installing IPython or any of its dependencies.
IPython and most dependencies should be installed via :command:`pip`. In many scenarios, this is the simplest method of installing Python packages. More information about :mod:`pip` can be found on its PyPI page.
More general information about installing Python packages can be found in Python's documentation.
Installing IPython itself
IPython requires several dependencies to work correctly, it is not recommended to install IPython and all it's dependencies manually as this can be quite long and trouble some. You should likely use the python package manager pip
Installation using pip
Make sure you have the latest version of :mod:`pip` ( the Python package manager) installed. If you do not, head to Pip documentation and install it first.
The quickest way to get up and running with IPython is to install it with pip:
$ pip install ipython
That's it.
Installation from source
If you don't want to use :command:`pip`, or don't have it installed, grab the latest stable tarball of IPython from PyPI. Then do the following:
$ tar -xzf ipython.tar.gz $ cd ipython $ pip install .
Do not invoke setup.py directly as this can have undesirable consequences for further upgrades. Try to also avoid any usage of easy_install that can have similar undesirable consequences.
If you are installing to a location (like /usr/local) that requires higher permissions, you may need to run the last command with :command:`sudo`. You can also install in user specific location by using the --user flag in conjunction with pip
To can run IPython's test suite, use the :command:`iptest` command from outside of the IPython source tree:
$ iptest
Installing the development version
It is also possible to install the development version of IPython from our Git source code repository. To do this you will need to have Git installed on your system. Then do:
$ git clone https://github.com/ipython/ipython.git $ cd ipython $ pip install .
Some users want to be able to follow the development branch as it changes. With :mod:`pip` installed, you can replace the last step by:
$ pip install -e .
This creates links in the right places and installs the command line script to the appropriate location.
Then, if you want to update your IPython at any time, do:
$ git pull
Dependencies
IPython relies on a number of other Python packages. Installing using a package manager like pip or conda will ensure the necessary packages are installed. If you install manually, it's up to you to make sure dependencies are installed. They're not listed here, because they may change from release to release, and depending on platform so a static list will inevitably get out of date.