Installing IPython using Homebrew

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IPython is an open-source interactive shell for python developed by Project Jupyter '1'. It was born out of the IPython project which began back in 2014. Since then, it has become one of the most widely used Python data science platforms available today.

To install ipython on your mac using Homebrew you can simply follow these steps:

### Step 1: Install Homebrew

If you haven't already installed homebrew yet, here are some easy instructions to do so '2'.

### Step 2: Update Brew and Install IPython

Once brew is up-to-date, we just need to install ipython itself. You can achieve this by running the following command in your terminal:

```

$ brew doctor

$ brew update --force --HEAD

$ pip3 install -U --no-deps pytz numpy scipy scikit-ipython ipykernel IPython ipython-notebook ipython-jupyter # or just: brew install python-science && pip install ipython

```

Alternatively, if you prefer to use MacPorts instead of Homebrew then here are the equivalent instructions for doing so '3'.

Solution no. 2 (Alternative Method)

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If either homebrew doesn't work out for some reason or you'd rather not rely on third-party package managers at all - don say we didn't warn ya! Here's how to install everything manually using pip:

### Step 1: Install Python

First things first, make sure that python itself is installed. You can do this by running `python --version` in your terminal.

If it doesn't work then you'll need to download and install the latest version of python from here '4'.

Once downloaded extract the contents into somewhere like `/opt/python3` (or wherever feels right for you).

### Step 2: Install IPython

Next up we need to get ipython itself installed. This can be done using pip as follows:

```

$ sudo -u $USER /opt/Python3/bin/pip install --user ipykernel

```

Brew install ipython