Installation — IPython 5.1.0 documentation

# Installation

This sections will guide you through installing IPython itself, and installing kernels for Jupyter if you wish to work with multiple version of Python, or multiple environments.

## Quick install reminder

Here is a quick reminder of the commands needed for installation if you are already familiar with IPython and are just searching to refresh your memory:

Install IPython:

    $ pip install ipython

Install and register an IPython kernel with Jupyter:

    $ python -m pip install ipykernel

    $ python -m ipykernel install [--user] [--name <machine-readable-name>] [--display-name <"User Friendly Name">]

for more help see

    $ python -m ipykernel install  --help

See also

Installing Jupyter
  The Notebook, nbconvert, and many other former pieces of IPython are now part of Project Jupyter.