Automatically run %matplotlib inline in IPython Notebook

Question

Every time I launch IPython Notebook, the first command I run is

%matplotlib inline

Is there some way to change my config file so that when

Answer 1

In your ipython_config.py file, search for the following lines

# c.InteractiveShellApp.matplotlib = None

and

# c.InteractiveShellApp.pylab = None

and uncomment them. Then, change None to the backend that you're using (I use 'qt4') and save the file. Restart IPython, and matplotlib and pylab should be loaded - you can use the dir() command to verify which modules are in the global namespace.