Integrating Jupyter Notebook with Virutalenv for Python Development

• Uniting Virtualenv and Jupyter Notebook
• Create a virtualenv and activate it
• Add virtualenv to Jupyter
• Verify by opening Jupyter notebook

Uniting Virtualenv and Jupyter Notebook

Both Virtualenv and Jupyter Notebook are commonly used in developing and experimenting with various projects and research activities. Jupyter Notebook has good features to document as you explore, while Virtualenv provides you isolation of python runtime based on your project/ research needs. This articles demonstrates the integration of Jupyter Notebook with Virutalenv for Python Development.

Create a virtualenv and activate it

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virtualenv fwbin

source fwbin/bin/activate

Add virtualenv to Jupyter

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python -m ipykernel install --user --name=fwbin

In case you get an error mentioning ipykernel module does not exists, use the following command

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pip install ipykernel

Verify by opening Jupyter notebook

Fire the following command to start Jupyter Notebook

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jupyter-notebook 

In the New menu you can now see the entry for fwbin virtualenv