Using both Python 2.x and Python 3.x in IPython Notebook

Question

I use IPython notebooks and would like to be able to select to create a 2.x or 3.x python notebook in IPython.

I initially had Anaconda. With Anaconda a global envi

Answer 1

Following are the steps to add the python2 kernel to jupyter notebook::

open a terminal and create a new python 2 environment: conda create -n py27 python=2.7

activate the environment: Linux source activate py27 or windows activate py27

install the kernel in the env: conda install notebook ipykernel

install the kernel for outside the env: ipython kernel install --user

close the env: source deactivate

Although a late answer hope someone finds it useful :p