Where should I place my settings and profiles for use with IPython/Jupyter 4.0?

Question

I\'ve recently updated IPython (to 4.0) and have started using Notebooks after a period of some time not using them (since before The Big Split, I think), and have discovere

Answer 1

First of all, check what's in your ~/.jupyter/ folder. Some of the comments under the question mention you have a file named "MIGRATED" that contains only a timestamp.

If you are in this state, run the command: jupyter notebook --generate-config which will create a new file ~/.jupyter/jupyter_notebook_config.py. If you already have this file, you don't need to run this command.

This file is where you put the code that will modify your IPython Notebook behavior. It's a fully commented out (and well documented) file.

I have a related question open (How do I get IPython profile behavior from Jupyter 4.x?) that deals with attempting to set up multiple profiles, which is currently unanswered.