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Setting IPython as Default Python Environment ”; Previous Next Different environment variables influence Python’s behaviour. PYTHONSTARTUP environment variable is assigned to a Python script. As an effect, this script gets executed before Python prompt appears. This is useful if certain modules are to be loaded by default every time a new Python session starts. The following script (start.py) imports IPython module and executes start_ipython() function to replace default Python shell with prompt (>>>) by IPython shell when Python executable is invoked. import os, IPython os.environ[”PYTHONSTARTUP”] = ”” IPython.start_ipython() raise SystemExit Assuming that this file is stored in Python’s installation directory (c:python36), set PYTHONSTARTUP environment variable and start Python from command line. Then IPython shell appears as shown below − Note that the environment variable can be permanently set using System Properties dialog in Windows and using export command on Linux. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;