How to install ipython notebook locally?

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I would like to use ipython notebook. When I type ipython notebook in the command line, I get:

Could not start notebook. Please install ipython-notebook

The problem is that I do not have root privileges on the system (I use Ubuntu). I think that there is a work around with virtual environment but I do not know how exactly to use it. Could anybody please help me with that? What sequence of the command should I execute to be able to use ipython notebook in my browser?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14179941/how-to-install-python-packages-without-root-privileges might be what you are looking for. — rafee, Jul 22 '13 at 17:48
installing virtualenv would require root permission if you don't follow the instruction above. Virtualenv is a nifty skill to have. You should look at http://simononsoftware.com/virtualenv-tutorial/ for that. — rafee, Jul 22 '13 at 17:51

score 8 · Answer 1 · edited May 06 '15 at 13:45

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After running pip install ipython[notebook], you need to deactivate the virtualenv and then activate it again.

In other words:

$ deactivate
$ workon my-virtualenv
(my-virtualenv)$ ipython notebook &

edited May 06 '15 at 13:45

Duy Nguyen

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answered Oct 23 '14 at 16:42

Leiksu

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Thanks, I've been headbanging over this behaviour a bit. – HoverHell May 05 '15 at 12:52
This is weird - it's the first time I've ran into this today, never had to do this before. – Stuart Axon Jul 08 '15 at 05:37

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 06 '13 at 10:55

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sudo apt-get install ipython-notebook

edited Oct 06 '13 at 10:55

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answered Oct 06 '13 at 10:35

AbdulMomen عبدالمؤمن

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In the current two versions of Ubuntu (12.04, 13.10) ipython-notebook is only version 0.13, which is lacking in many features. The current stable version of notebook is 1.1, which will be included in Ubuntu 14.04. Until then it is better to install in from other sources. – davepc Jan 22 '14 at 20:25

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 22 '13 at 15:15

Enthought Canopy can handle all the IPython-related installation issues for you. It also installs itself in its own virtual environment along with lots of other useful tools like nose and numpy. It opens notebooks in it's own IDE so you can easily switch between your notebook, the IPython interpreter, and other Python scripts. I use it with Ubuntu 12.04 and have had good success with it so far.

score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 21 '14 at 10:08

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Why not using pip as it's explained in the official docs?

http://ipython.org/notebook.html

pip install "ipython[notebook]"

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answered Jul 31 '14 at 15:56

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 04 '15 at 16:28

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pip install --upgrade ipython[notebook]

that fix the problem for me .... appear that --upgrade fix some dependence or something else ....

answered Mar 04 '15 at 16:28

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 22 '13 at 14:51

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Take a look at the adamdklein blog post. It takes you step-by-step through how to setup ipython and other mathematical goodies in a virtualenv (using Ubuntu).

answered Jul 22 '13 at 14:51

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 23 '17 at 12:17

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Install Ipython notebook using the following command

pip install jupyter

Or, install Anaconda. Ipython notebook is included in the Anaconda package.

Reference:

Installing Jupyter Notebook

answered Mar 23 '17 at 12:17

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited May 27 '19 at 05:14

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Now Ubuntu wants to not support Python note book. You just need to install Jupyter notebook instead of python notebook where you can access Python also. Below is the command for installation of Jupyter notebook.

sudo apt-get install Jupyter-notebook

edited May 27 '19 at 05:14

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answered May 27 '19 at 04:57

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 05 '19 at 20:27

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Run this command in terminal:

pip install ipython[notebook]

answered Sep 05 '19 at 20:27

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How to install ipython notebook locally?

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