/ipn-notes

A collection of lectures and notes written in IPython Notebook

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ipn-notes

A collection of lectures and notes written in IPython Notebook

Online read-only versions

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IPython Notebook Installation (Ubuntu 14.04)

Use the shell scripts provided:

  • installIPython_ubuntu32bit.sh for Ubuntu 32bit
  • installIPython_ubuntuAMD64.sh for Ubuntu AMD64

The scripts contain the installation commands for all the packages I use: Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, PyTables, IPython. Running time estimate: more than 1 hour. Read them in case of problems, and please report the solution that worked for you.

IPython Notebook Installation (osx 10.9)

A little long, and there are many source of errors (read "experience") along the path :)

  • download and install python 3.4 (https://www.python.org/)
  • install XCode Command Line Tools
  • install ipython with all its dependencies
sudo pip3 install ipython[all]
  • install libraries
brew install gfortran
sudo pip3 install --upgrade numpy
sudo pip3 install scipy
sudo pip3 install ipdb
cd [library_folder]
./configure
make
sudo make install
  • install matplotlib (plotting library)
sudo pip3 install matplotlib
  • test ipython
iptest
  • set GoogleChrome as your default browser for best viewing
  • start ipython notebook
cd [directory_with_your_ipynb_files]
ipython notebook

Known issues

When calling ipython notebook you get the error:

ValueError: unknown locale: UTF-8

Solution1, Solution2 (they are the same)

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.