IPython workflow (edit, run)

Question

Is there a GUI for IPython that allows me to open/run/edit Python files? My way of working in IDLE is to have two windows open: the shell and a .py file. I edit the .py file

Answer 1

You can use the autoreload module in IPython to automatically reload code.

Open jupyter qtconsole or jupyter console and type:

%load_ext autoreload
%autoreload 2
from your_work_file import *

Now every time you save your_work_file.py, it will be automatically reloaded.

Hint: if you want this to happen automatically, put the followinglines in your ipython_config.py file:

c.InteractiveShellApp.extensions = ['autoreload']         
c.InteractiveShellApp.exec_lines = ['%autoreload 2']