Installing iPython Notebook for python/data structures class

iPython Notebook is a way of running python from within a 'word processor' like document where you can mix code with formatted text to create a document that can be published for other people to view, or to download and modify.

To install iPython Notebook, open terminal on mac, or cmd.exe or powershell on pc.

PC:  type:  

pip install "ipython[notebook]"

MAC: type:

pip3 install "ipython[notebook]"

iPython Notebook runs in your browser, but you must start up a server on your computer.

To do this open terminal, cmd.exe, or powershell as you did did to install.

Then type

ipython notebook

This will start the server, keep the powershell open, until you are all done with the notebook.

then switch back to the command window and do Ctrl+c on either mac or pc to shudown server,

then you can close the command window program terminal, cmd.exe, or powershell

if closing the window did not close the program.

Documentation: see http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/dev/notebook/

Website dedicated to iPython Notebook:

http://ipython.org/notebook.html