Calling IPython from a virtualenv

Question

I understand that IPython is not virtualenv-aware and that the most logical solution to this is to install ipython in each virtualenv seperately using

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Answer 1

As others mentioned, recent versions of ipython are virtualenv aware, so you can use your virtualenv bin activate script to run ipython using your virtualenv, e.g.

$ source venv/bin/activate
(venv) $ ipython
WARNING: Attempting to work in a virtualenv. If you encounter problems, please install IPython inside the virtualenv.