Using IPython console along side IPython notebook

Question

While working on an IPython notebook, I\'m increasingly finding myself wishing that the notebook would have a console attached to it, for interactive programming. I find myself

Answer 1

When you start the ipython notebook in the terminal, it will output something like this:

 2015-03-26 13:05:52.772 [NotebookApp] Kernel started: 4604c4c3-523b-4373-bfdd-222eb1260156

Then start the ipython console like this:

ipython console --existing 4604c4c3

I find this easier than the other solution.