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Real noob question here, sorry.... what is "IPython kernel" and what is a "magic command". Has Python suddenly split on me and gone non-pythonic? I've never heard of these concepts.

lb_so
– lb_so

2020-06-07 05:49:27 +00:00
Commented Jun 7, 2020 at 5:49
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For a python notebook(ipynb) - a ipython kernal or jupyter kernal is the version of python(and dependencies) to be used by the project. You can start a jupyter notebook and then change kernals to run the cells with a different configuration of python and configure environment variables and much more.

Ani Menon
– Ani Menon

2020-06-08 11:54:17 +00:00
Commented Jun 8, 2020 at 11:54
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@Ib_so Magic command is a ipython/jupyter feature. Read more here.

Ani Menon
– Ani Menon

2020-06-08 11:56:28 +00:00
Commented Jun 8, 2020 at 11:56

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