start ipython notebook with python file

Question

I am not very familiar with python/ipython but somebody was asking me whether it is possible to start an ipython notebook with a specific python file. It then could be used for

Answer 1

import subprocess, os

def executeJupyter():
    env_dir = "../main_env_dir/"
    os.chdir(env_dir)

    # source jupyter_env/bin/activate
    env_activate = "jupyter_env/bin/activate_this.py"

    activate_env = exec(open(env_activate).read(), {'__file__': env_activate})

    # Open jupyter notebook as a subprocess
    openJupyter = "jupyter notebook"
    subprocess.Popen(openJupyter, shell=True)

 executeJupyter()

Make sure you change the env_dir (directory where you have the env of your jupyter notebook) and the env_activate to your own.