Function start_kernel

IPython/__init__.py:128–152

Launch a normal IPython kernel instance (as opposed to embedded) `IPython.embed_kernel()` puts a shell in a particular calling scope, such as a function or method for debugging purposes, which is often not desirable. `start_kernel()` does full, regular IPython initializatio

(argv=None, **kwargs)

    return launch_new_instance(argv=argv, **kwargs)

def start_kernel(argv=None, **kwargs):
    """Launch a normal IPython kernel instance (as opposed to embedded)
    
    `IPython.embed_kernel()` puts a shell in a particular calling scope,
    such as a function or method for debugging purposes,
    which is often not desirable.
    
    `start_kernel()` does full, regular IPython initialization,
    including loading startup files, configuration, etc.
    much of which is skipped by `embed()`.
    
    Parameters
    ----------
    
    argv : list or None, optional
        If unspecified or None, IPython will parse command-line options from sys.argv.
        To prevent any command-line parsing, pass an empty list: `argv=[]`.
    user_ns : dict, optional
        specify this dictionary to initialize the IPython user namespace with particular values.
    kwargs : various, optional
        Any other kwargs will be passed to the Application constructor,
        such as `config`.
    """
    from IPython.kernel.zmq.kernelapp import launch_new_instance
    return launch_new_instance(argv=argv, **kwargs)