- Jupyter Tutorial
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- IPython
- IPython - Introduction
- IPython - Installation
- IPython - Getting Started
- Running & Editing Python Script
- IPython - History Command
- IPython - System Commands
- IPython - Command Line Options
- Dynamic Object Introspection
- IPython - IO Caching
- Setting IPython as Default Python Environment
- Importing Python Shell Code
- IPython - Embedding IPython
- IPython - Magic Commands
- Jupyter
- Project Jupyter - Overview
- Jupyter Notebook - Introduction
- Working With Jupyter Online
- Installation and Getting Started
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- Jupyter Notebook - Types of Cells
- Jupyter Notebook - Editing
- Jupyter Notebook - Markdown Cells
- Cell Magic Functions
- Jupyter Notebook - Plotting
- Converting Notebooks
- Jupyter Notebook - IPyWidgets
- QtConsole
- QtConsole - Getting Started
- QtConsole - Multiline Editing
- QtConsole - Inline Graphics
- QtConsole - Save to Html
- QtConsole - Multiple Consoles
- Connecting to Jupyter Notebook
- Using github and nbviewer
- JupyterLab
- JupyterLab - Overview
- Installation & Getting Started
- JupyterLab - Interface
- JupyterLab - Installing R Kernel
- Jupyter Resources
- Jupyter - Quick Guide
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- Jupyter - Discussion
Embedding IPython
The embed() function of IPython module makes it possible to embed IPython in your Python codes’ namespace. Thereby you can leverage IPython features like object introspection and tab completion, in default Python environment.
Python objects present in the global namespace before embedding, will be available to IPython.
If new objects are formed while in IPython or previous objects are modified, they will be automatically available to default environment after exiting IPython. Embedded IPython shell doesn’t change the state of earlier code or objects.
However, if IPython is embedded in local namespace like inside a function, the objects inside it will not be available once it is closed. Here, we have defined a function add(). Inside add() we invoke IPython and declared a variable. If we try to access variable in IPython after it is closed, NameError exception will be raised.
