IPython Notebook is a web-based interactive programming environment that allows users to write and run code, save code snippets, and see both text and rich media output like tables and graphics. It is easy to install on major platforms using Anaconda or pip and provides many useful features out of the box like code completion, help documentation, and the ability to load and run notebooks from files. Magic functions and extensions like IPython SQL add further functionality for tasks like database querying.

1. The magic of
IPython Notebook
in 15 minutes

2. What is it and why use it?
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Web-based REPL (read-eval-print-loop) - simple and
interactive programming environment alternative to the
default shell
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Cross platform and free
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Rich toolkit: Terminal / Web / Qt console
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Great for learn new languages
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Allows to save code snippets
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Output in interactive mode: text, tables, graphics

3. Installing IPython
Minimal effort (newbies)!
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Anaconda for Mac or Windows
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Complete!
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OSX - easy_install ipython will download and install all dependencies; pip install ipython will
also work but ignore some dependencies
Ubuntu (and Debian-based distros):
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installs IPython and its dependencies
sudo apt-get install ipython-notebook
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additional tools for scientific computing (optional)
sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib python-scipy python-pandas python-sympy python-nose
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Windows: http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/stable/install/install.html#windows

4. First steps
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Launch typing IPython Notebook
Do your magic

5. Characteristics
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Easy installation
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Menu with several options
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Multiple cell types (markdown, raw text, headings)
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Magics (% inline and %% multiline)
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Code completion
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Integrated help
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Allows download notebooks and load them again from file

6. Magic functions

7. IPython SQL
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Introduces a sql magic for IPython
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Connect to a db using SQLAlchemy connecting strings
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Multiple connections can be manteined
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Dict-style access for result sets is supported
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Supports Pandas, Graphing and Dumping
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https://github.com/catherinedevlin/ipython-sql

8. Output examples

9. Thank you